ARE ZOOS NECESSARY FOR EDUCATION?

In my opinion I think that zoos are necessary for education purposes! The zoos are very good for education in elementary schools. What better way to educate young children about animals & nature than taking them to the zoo. Especially when they are exotic animals, like lions, tigers, hayina, elephants, monkeys, zebras etc. All children love the zoo for that very reason, all the animals, not only is it educational but it is somewhere they go to see something out of the ordinary! The only way that they would see animals like this would be on the TV, mostly on the National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel, & Animal Planet. So I think in my opinion zoos are important for educational purposes.