It's that it these lists seem so... random. Some of the "exhibits" aren't even exhibits... or are closed for the last year due to COVID. Some of the exhibits are single animals, others are complexes with dozens of exhibits. How do you compare those apples and oranges (or, single apple versus an orange tree)? Big Cat Rescue is many things (one of which may be a sanctuary, depending on how you feel about them), but a safari park? In absolutely no way. Where's the "safari" aspect?
The more time I spend with zoos and aquariums, the less interested I become in rankings and trying to sort things out from best to worst. I sometimes do find myself thinking, "This is the best alligator exhibit I've ever seen," or "This is the worst giraffe exhibit I've seen," but those are usually the impressions of the moment. I suppose things like this provide useful PR bragging rights for the "winning" institutions. I just can't see much other use to them.
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