I don't really support zoos- though sometimes it is for the best for some of the animals. For example some of the animals may have been injured and couldn't survive in the wild on their home. I do support what the San Diego Wild Animal Park is doing. The animal park takes endangered species from the wild and gives them a safe home, a safe home where they do not have to worry about predators attacking them and their young, and a safe home where they can breed and slowly rebuild the population of their species. As my cousin Mackenzie and I rode around on the safari tram I learned about one animal that is in danger of extinction- that animal is the Northern White Rhino. There were more than 2,000 Northern White Rhinos remaining as recently as 1960. By 1984, poaching had decimated the population. Now there are only 7 left. 7? Can you believe that? I can count the number of rhinos on my hand. The San Diego Wild Animal Park has two of the remaining seven Northern White Rhinos and all of the others are in captivity to help save them from extinction. The reason why these rhinos are so "valuable" to people is because of their horns. The center of the horns have dense mineral deposits of calcium and melanin. The same can be found in our fingernails and strands of hair. Why is it that humans are so selfish? No animals need to suffer; these materials can be found elsewhere and not at the cost of an animal. Humans and animals were put on this Earth together. We are all meant to share the planet, to help one another, to teach one another. So what can we do to help save animals like the Northern White Rhino from extinction? You can donate or show support by going to places like the San Diego Wild Animal Park whose whole philosophy is to save these animals from extinction and to increase their population. You can also do something as simple as using your voice. Our voice, our concerns, our beliefs are so powerful. They truly can will make a difference.