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What are zoo dreams about?

This symbol is identified by words like zoo.

Zoos in dreams is a very rare dream symbol, occuring in about 0.2% of dreams. That's about 1 out of every 550 dreams.

What are the major highlights of zoo dreams?

Zoos is a negatively interconnected dream symbol. Having zoos in a dream reduces the presence of other dream symbols.

Zoo dreams focus on touch

Dreams of zoos have more words related to touch than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, zoo dreams involve directly interacting and feeling another person or object. Other symbols that are like this include uranus, jupiter, presidents, Congo, bankers, Iran, Korea, recurring dreams, Chile, and submarines.

What symbols less present in dreams of zoos?

How does the dream symbol of zoos affect the different aspects of a dream?

Explore different elements related to dreams of zoos

Who is in zoos dreams?

Overall, dreams with zoos are more related to characters in dreams. Specifically, dreams of zoos are much more related to animals and more related to insects than dreams in general. They are less related to different roles, less related to fantastic beings, and less related to distant people.

Animals

much more than usual

Insects

more than usual

Different roles

less than usual

Fantastic beings

less than usual

Distant people

less than usual

Close people

the same as usual

Family

the same as usual

Romantic partners

less than usual
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What are the emotions in zoos dreams?

Overall, dreams with zoos are less related to emotions in dreams. Specifically, dreams of zoos are more related to grief and sorrow than dreams in general. They are less related to happiness, less related to embarrassment, and much less related to confusion.

Happiness

less than usual

Sadness

the same as usual

Grief and sorrow

more than usual

Embarrassment

less than usual

Confusion

much less than usual

Fear

the same as usual

Pain

less than usual

Hatred

less than usual

Fun

less than usual

Love

much less than usual
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Who is in zoos dreams?

Overall, dreams with zoos are more related to places in dreams. Specifically, dreams of zoos are much more related to human places than dreams in general. They are less related to home, less related to work, and less related to transportation.

Home

less than usual

Work

less than usual

Human places

much more than usual

Transportation

less than usual

Natural places

the same as usual

Magical places

less than usual
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What happens in zoos dreams?

Overall, dreams with zoos are less related to events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of zoos are less related to sex and less related to disasters.

Aggressive interactions

the same as usual

Friendly interactions

the same as usual

Sex

less than usual

Disasters

less than usual
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How do zoos in dreams related to other dream phenomenon?

Overall, dreams with zoos are less related to dream events in dreams. Specifically, dreams of zoos are less related to lucid dreams, less related to nightmares, and less related to recurring dreams.

Lucid dreams

less than usual

Nightmares

less than usual

Recurring dreams

less than usual

Recurring nightmares

less than usual

Sleep paralysis

less than usual

Sleeping

much less than usual

Waking life

the same as usual
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How do zoos in dreams related the senses?

Overall, dreams with zoos are less related to senses in dreams. Specifically, dreams of zoos are less related to hearing, less related to vision, and much less related to touch.

Hearing

less than usual

Smelling

the same as usual

Taste

the same as usual

Vision

less than usual

Touch

much less than usual
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How can you make sense of zoos in dreams?

Zoo dreams are very rare. Among other things zoo dreams are negatively interconnected and focus on touch.

Do you think this is true for your dream of zoos? How might your dream of zoos be different?

All dreams have meaning

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience zoos in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Return to the feelings

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about zoos in dreams. See how you feel about zoos now, in your waking life.

What are possible meanings for dreams of zoos?

A zoo in a dream can symbolize a crazy or uncontrollable situation. A classroom full of rowdy children, chaotic work environment, or houseful of guests coming and going is a “zoo.”

A messy, hectic, or unorganized environment or situation can be symbolized as a zoo.

Symbolism can be created from the cages and “animal prison” aspects of zoos. Dreaming about a zoo might mean you feel restricted or caged in. See: Cages

A zoo is a perfect dream setting to speak to things you observe. Creatures at zoos are there to be observed.

An animal escaping from a zoo can symbolize escaping restriction, including restriction of your movement and decision-making.

A zoo can just be a setting to tell a story about an animal. See: Animals

See also: Amusement parks, Animals, Cages, Family

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet.

Examples of dreams of zoos

Read some real dream reports of zoo dreams.. These real life dream reports come from the moderated dream sharing communities of Reddit including r/Dreams, r/Nightmares, r/DreamInterpretation, or r/thisdreamihad. Please note that some of these may contain graphic, sexual, or violent images and text. Use the source link for each dream to view and join the discussion of each one.

(15M) I had a dream that Mia Khalifa hugged me.

I was in some sort of zoo like location, and a bunch of my friends were with me. But I saw Mia Khalifa. She put some chapstick on my lips saying that they looked dry. She was wearing a cross necklace. She wrapped her arms around me and gave me a hug. I really liked that, but she looked extremely skinny, which made me worry about her.

I was in some sort of zoo like location, and a bunch of my friends were with me. But I saw Mia Khalifa. She put some chapstick on my lips saying that they...

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Dream about an eagle and a snake

I dreamt I was sitting at a table with my fiancée, inside my best friend’s house in her hallway. (She lives in NY, I have never been in her house, so my brain must have cooked up what her house might look like) As I’m sitting at the table, I have an eagle perched on my arm. He’s very small for his type, about the size of a crow. There’s also a very small green garden snake slithering around one of the glasses. A lot of people (mainly girls, actually) showed up to see the eagle and I was contemplating what to do with him, because he didn’t want to let me go. I tried to make him fly, but he stayed with me. I thought of a zoo, but I quickly left that idea because even dream me doesn’t approve of such a majestic bird being in a cage. It ended with me standing on my friend’s porch,and a bunch of girls standing behind me, as I tried to get the eagle to fly free. Last thing I remember was seeing a zoo off in the distance from her house.

Is anyone good at dream symbolism or dream meanings? This was a very randomly placed dream for me.

I dreamt I was sitting at a table with my fiancée, inside my best friend’s house in her hallway. (She lives in NY, I have never been in her house, so my brain...

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Can someone explain this dream about my friends leaving me to be on my own?

I've had this dream a couple times now.
Me and four friends go visit a zoo. I suggested it to everyone since I didn't want to go to one alone. They agreed to go. When we get there they all suggest that we walk around in pairs and before I even get a word in about how there's an odd number, they're already off in their pairs and I'm left all alone.
Later on when the zoo is closing, they all meet back at the entrance so everyone can go back together and then they wonder where I am so they message me and I reply saying that I'm already at home. They feel a little bit sad after they realise that it was my idea and I was left alone all day.

I've had this dream a couple times now.
Me and four friends go visit a zoo. I suggested it to everyone since I didn't want to go to one alone. They agreed to...

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Dreamt of a big cat catching, wounding bird and trying to feed it to me.

I was in a zoo type situation, like where they have those walk through areas that are usually for birds. But in the dream I walked through one area with smaller kittens, and very flimsy type doors that seemed like they should have closed better between the sections with kitten and the big cats. And I'm not talking about grown up house cats, but small big cats like a cervil. There were at least five big cats in their section. They were hunting and pouncing on small birds, but not fully killing them. Two different times one of the cats with the maimed bird tried to feed it to me. It wasn't a nightmare, but it was certainly unpleasant. I'm currently going through a separation from a husband who borders on being emotionally abusive at worst and this separation has been a long time coming.

I was in a zoo type situation, like where they have those walk through areas that are usually for birds. But in the dream I walked through one area with smaller...

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Just woke up from a dream that was insane about an earth quake in the city

It was a city, im going to say london as ive never been to new york. Covid era is still a thing but its calming down and we dont need masks but everyone still on edge. With friends in town and ground starts shaking. The buildings are ok currently but then it gets more violent. The roads begin to part and i spent for what feels like ages running away from what i perseve as "the center" down alley ways over roads that are slowly getting pulled apart to release cause massive creveases and some lava.. I eventually wake up in a building on the top floor and me and this dude with long dark hair (sterotype dude who would work in game) i was with. I didnt wake up normally but more like startled from a dream.. i woke up in my dream gasping for air thinking the whole ordeal was a dream but it wasnt. So i spooked him and he was taken a back with a panic attack until i calmed him down and let him know i just woke up essentially also freaking out.

I was in what seemed like a wealthy building, there were two children playing in the corner who looked like they might be from asia, and they were colouring in. I didnt speak to them but instantly started looking for usb-c cable to get my phone working.

At about this point my perspective changed, the camera angle for what i was seeing in the dream was now on the roof with other survivors, whose faces i dont remember exactly. But they had a view over the suburbs and the landscape was fucked. Rivers now raged down where the "roads parted" leaving rubbled and more at the sides. There was no lava just carnaige after what would seem like a global earth quake.

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My perspecitve went back to myself and this dude, we were outside looking at what once was a bridge, we walk across just looking at this river which wasnt flowing as the rubble created somewhat of a pool. So we start walking around this ledge to get a view of the city.. thats when i personally first hand see the carnage and taken a back a bit. I travel a lot for work, so the concept of me not really knowing what city im looking at is believable.

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I then look back the way we came and it wasnt going to happen, so we lowered ourselves down into this pool by him jumping and me diving in a hurry after seeing lions from the zoo start walking over after hearing his splash. As i look to my right i see a lioness just watching where he splashed thinking of jumping in.. so i dive in head first and try swim as fast as i can. I climb up this rubble which looked like steps and then when im pulling myself up i turn around to see a lion trying to bite my legs. I then pull myself up and the lion starts jumping up and down trying to eat my hand that im taunting him with, i slap his snout before waking up asking myself "ok this world is fucked but i hope im still dreaming"

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What a fucking trip.. i finished work and fell asleep.. im going to 3D model some of the things I saw as recollecting my thoughts on it some of the areas like the buildings and what we were doing leading up to the event was ace.

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It was a city, im going to say london as ive never been to new york. Covid era is still a thing but its calming down and we dont need masks but everyone still...

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