Virtual

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Observing wild animals in their natural environment is an exciting experience.

Virtual.

WildEarth is a company that permits free virtual visits to wild animal parks in South Africa.

In March, WildEarth began attracting up to 3 million viewers.

The company’s founder says it is because the new coronavirus forced people to put travel plans on hold.

Virtual means something is almost the same, ut not exactly or in every way.

In this example it means something happening on computers or on the internet.