animals in captivity

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• Wild Animals in Captivity Protection Act 1900 — The Wild Animals in Captivity Protection Act 1900 (63 64 Vict. c.33), long title An Act for the prevention of cruelty to wild animals in captivity, was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, given the Royal Assent on 6th… …   Wikipedia

• Maximum longevity of animals in captivity — ▪ Table Maximum longevity of animals in captivity animal life span in years Mammals bat (Eptesicus fuscus) 2 grizzly bear (Ursus horribilis) 31 cat (Felis catus) 21 chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) 37 dog (Canis familiaris) 34 elephant, Indian… …   Universalium

• Captivity (animal) — Animals that live under human care are in captivity. Captivity can be used as a generalizing term to describe the keeping of either domesticated animals (livestock and pets) or wild animals. This may include for example farms, private homes and… …   Wikipedia

• captivity — I noun bondage, captivitas, commitment, committal, confinement, constraint, custody, detention, durance, duress, enslavement, entombment, immuration, immurement, impoundment, imprisonment, incarceration, internment, jail, prison, quarantine,… …   Law dictionary

• Animals in the Bible — • The sacred books were composed by and for a people almost exclusively given to husbandry and pastoral life, hence in constant communication with nature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Animals in the Bible     Anima …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Captivity — may refer to: *Imprisonment or hostage, the state of being confined to a space from which it is difficult or impossible to escape *the same used in a figurative sense, like for example female captivity, as allegorically portrayed in The Gilded… …   Wikipedia

• Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam — The Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam (1784–1799) was a 15 year imprisonment of Mangalorean Catholics and other Christians at Seringapatam in the Indian region of Canara by Tipu Sultan, the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore …   Wikipedia

• captivity — cap|tiv|i|ty [ kæp tıvəti ] noun uncount a situation in which a person is being kept as a prisoner: The girls should be released from captivity immediately. in captivity: At least a quarter of the prisoners died in captivity. a. a situation in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• captivity — UK [kæpˈtɪvətɪ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a situation in which a person is being kept as a prisoner The girls should be released from captivity immediately. in captivity: At least a quarter of the prisoners died in captivity. 2) a situation in… …   English dictionary

• captivity — cap|tiv|i|ty [kæpˈtıvıti] n [U] when a person or animal is kept in a prison, ↑cage etc and not allowed to go where they want ▪ The hostages were released from captivity. in captivity ▪ animals bred in captivity …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• captivity — noun (U) the state of being kept in a prison, cage etc and not allowed to go where you want: The hostages were released from captivity. | in captivity: Many animals do not breed well when kept in captivity …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English