Should animals be kept in zoos?
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How do you feel about zoos? Some think they are important for education and scientific research; others think they are cruel. Neil and Georgie discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.
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hi. thank you for your podcast. your website address in the episode is wrong. the correct version address in your website is: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2025/ep-250508 I think a couple of episodes have this problem.
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Vocabulary conservation the protection of plants, animals and the natural world from damage done by humans reluctant not willing, and therefore hesitant, to do something it takes two to tango (idiom) used to emphasise that an activity needs two people who are willing to be actively involved for it to succeed abnormal different from what would normally be expected, in a bad way zoochosis repeated, purposeless behaviour performed by captive animals in response to the stress of being confined, incl
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