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Human zoos, also known as ethnological expositions, were 19th- and 20th-century public exhibitions of humans, usually in an erroneously labeled "natural" or "primitive" state. One-man human zoos also existed as early as the 17th century in Europe.[1] The displays often emphasised the cultural differences between Europeans of Western civilization and non-European peoples or with other Europeans who practiced a lifestyle deemed more primitive.[2] Some of them placed indigenous populations in a continuum somewhere between the great apes and Europeans.[3] Ethnological expositions are now seen as highly degrading and racist, depending on the show and individuals involved.