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Life at the Zoo – Behind the Scenes with Animal Doctors de Phillip Robinson

Life at the Zoo – Behind the Scenes with Animal Doctors

Autor Phillip Robinson
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 iun 2007
Since the early days of traveling menageries and staged attractions that included animal acts, balloon ascents, and pyrotechnic displays, zoos have come a long way. This book presents the evolution of zoos and the expectations of their visitors. It reveals the hazards and rewards of running a modern zoo.
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ISBN-13: 9780231132497
ISBN-10: 0231132492
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 178 x 214 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Editura: Columbia University Press
Locul publicării:United States

Notă biografică

Phillip T. Robinson directed the veterinary medical program at the San Diego Zoo for ten years. He then became director of veterinary services and animal resources at the University of California, San Diego. A founding member of the board specialty of zoological medicine of the American College of Zoological Medicine and a past president of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, he has also worked on the medical problems of animals in private collections and has been on the design team for several major zoo-animal medical facilities in the United States.

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Preface
Introduction
1. Intern at the Zoo: An Eclectic Orientation
2. Too Early for the Autopsy: Fitting in at the Zoo
3. Growing Pains: Educating the Menagerie Makers
4. The Keepers: Nurturing the Health of Animals
5. Zoo Babies: Promoting Motherhood
6. Exhibit Making: Creating Zoo Ecosystems
7. Creature Comfort: The Power of Microenvironments
8. What's This Thing? Searching for the Normal
9. Holding the Tiger: Zoos Say Yes to Drugs
10. Finding the Sick in the Zoo: Seeking Out Disease and Discomfort
11. Feeding the Ark: The Nutritional Wisdom of Animals
12. Getting Closer to Animals: Judas Goats and Alpaca Coats
13. So, You Work at the Zoo? Employees, Visitors, and Fence Jumpers
14. Animal Cases and Chases: And Some Things Better Kept to Myself
15. Zoo Regulars: Coworkers Without Titles
16. Ethical Captivity: Animal Well-Being in Zoos
17. What a Zoo Should Be: And Ought Not Be
Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works on Zoos
Index
Photo Credits and Attributions