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gaze upon с восхищением смотреть на Visitors can gaze upon rare animals at the zoo.
downright совершенно, прямо-таки Keeping animals in tiny cages is downright cruel.
deadly смертельно опасный Some snakes in the zoo are deadly in the wild.
offer a glimpse into дать представление о Zoos offer a glimpse into the lives of wild animals.
trace the origin back (to) проследить происхождение до The modern zoo can trace its origin back to the 19th century.
receive bad press иметь плохую репутацию Zoos have received bad press in the past.
be reinvented быть переосмысленным Many zoos have been reinvented as centres of conservation.
roughly speaking в общих чертах Roughly speaking, zoos have three main roles today.
dedicated teams специализированные команды Dedicated teams work with children in zoo education centres.
aim to стремиться к These programmes aim to protect endangered species.
breeding programme программа разведения The panda is part of an international breeding programme.
genetic diversity генетическое разнообразие Breeding programmes help maintain genetic diversity.
be threatened with находиться под угрозой Many animals are threatened with extinction.
oryx орикс The oryx survived thanks to zoo breeding programmes.
track down an animal выследить животное In the wild, scientists must track down an animal to study it.
devastating disease разрушительное заболевание The frogs were affected by a devastating disease.
the spread of the disease распространение болезни Researchers are working to stop the spread of the disease.
ultimately в конечном итоге Ultimately, these efforts help protect biodiversity.
contribute to способствовать, вносить вклад Zoo research contributes to animal conservation.
show off хвастаться, выставлять напоказ Modern zoos are not built to show off rare animals.
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