Curiosity and Control
Curiosity and Control
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Overview
Curiosity and Control examines our complex relationship to nature itself. A multi layered look at the world of Museums of Natural History and Zoological gardens, with voices from historians, authors, architects and zoo managers. It raises questions about how we perceive nature and our contradictory behavior of caging what we fear may be lost.
Release Date
2018-11-09
Average
7
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
Wonder, exploitation, and a wish to preserve nature
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aquariumzoohuman animal relationshipsafarinatural historyanimal rightswildlifezookeepertheme parkanimal lovervegananimal shelterwildlife reservewildlife conservationanimal rescueanimal rights organizationanimal advocatezoologistanimal researchwildlife controllondon zooveganismusnatural history museumnational wildlife refugewildlife crimevivarium
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