The exotic pet trade is big business. Animals such as the fennec fox, the muntjac deer, wallabies, anteaters, and most lizards, geckos, and snakes are thriving in their wild habitat, and don’t need conservation efforts to increase their wild. People for the ethical treatment of animals (peta) november 2010.
It’s Like A Daily Science Class Except Rather.
Twelve circus elephant handlers at an exotic animal farm in illinois were infected with m. Even though attempts to domesticate them have gained currency globally, it is not advisable to do. Wild animals are not well adapted to living with humans or in a house.
Exotic Pets Are Animals That Haven’t Been Domesticated Like Dogs And Cats.
Animals destined for the pet trade are yanked from their homes in places such as australia, africa, and brazil and are subjected to grueling transport. By their very nature, these animals are wild and potentially dangerous and, as such, do not adjust well to a captive environment. Some of the common examples include monkeys, bears, tigers, pythons, wild dogs, leopards, and skunks.
Even Though You May Never Plan On Owning An Exotic.
The perilous attraction of owning exotic pets. They have not been domesticated and selected during thousands of years like dogs (30.000 years) and cats (5.000 years). The role of the exotic pet trade in producing invasive vertebrate animals.
Many Of These Animals Will Die During Transport, And Their Very Existence As A Species May Even Be At Stake Due To Overexploitation.
Ornamental fish represent one of the oldest groups of exotic pets. Evidence suggests that the sumerians were the first to keep fish in captivity (2500 bc), but it was for food. Examples are as diverse as the (a) central bearded dragon (pogona vitticeps) and (b) powder blue surgeonfish (acanthurus leucosternon).
