Doesn’t show on the surface. But Europe is where the modern zoo, not ancient zoos, but the modern zoo was born. First one being in Paris, think it was November 1794. Now the core of the professional zoos, in my opinion, is not in North America, but in German speaking countries. In Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, to an extent. That’s where professionalism is. People in the zoo in the US, not just zoos, but everywhere, live in this most dominant and richest country in the world. As a result, they live in a small pocket in this big country, and they don’t turn their eyes to where the modern zoo started, Europe.
