主演:
利兹·博宁
导演:
特里斯坦·奎因
地区:
英国
年份:
2016
人气:
28
LizBonninpresentsacontroversialandprovocativeepisodeofHorizon,investigatinghownewscientificresearchisraisinghardquestionsaboutzoos-thefilmexploreshowandwhyzooskeepanimals,andwhethertheyneedtochangetokeepupwithmodernscienceorultimatelybeconsignedtohistory.Shouldzoosculltheiranimalstomanagepopulations?LiztravelstoCopenhagenZoo,whokilledagiraffeandfedittothelions,towitnesstheircullingprocessfirsthand.Theythinkitisanaturalpartofzookeepingthatisoftensweptunderthecarpet.Shouldsomeanimalsneverbekeptincaptivity?Inaworldexclusive,LizvisitsSeaWorldinFloridaandasksifcaptivitydroveoneoftheirorcastokillhistrainer.Butcouldzoosbetheanswertoconservingendangeredspecies?Lizexaminestheirrecord,fromhelpingbreedpandasforthewildtoeffortstosavetherhinos.Shemeetsoneofthelastsurvivingnorthernwhiterhinosanddiscoversthefutureofthisspeciesnowliesinamultimillion-dollarprogrammetoengineerthemfromstemcells.VeteranconservationscientistDrSarahBexelltellsLizthescienceofcaptivebreedingisgivinghumanityfalsehope.