Sailing with Noah : stories from the world of zoos / Jeffrey P. Bonner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bonner, Jeffrey P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zoos--Anecdotes.

Zoos.

Genre:

Anecdotes.

Physical Description:

x, 309 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2006]

Summary:

"An intensely personal, behind-the-scenes look at modern zoos, written in a lively, accessible style. Through a variety of true stories, some funny, some sad, occurring in different cities and on different continents, Bonner describes the changing role of zoos and argues that conservation is the shared responsibility of all mankind"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Escargot, anyone?

Ironkids bread

The tragedy in Philadelphia and the miracle in Chicago

When a butterfly sneezes

The telemetric egg

A virus among us

Lions and tigers and bears

Golden tamarins and ferrets with black feet

Ralph Neds I have known

Immaculate conception

The stradivarius of birds

We haven't lost anybody (yet)

Skukuza

The panda wars

This would be a nice place

if it weren't for the visitors

The problem with PETA

Zoos of the future

Sailing with Noah.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-301) and index.

ISBN:

0826216366

0826216374

OCLC:

62281632

Publisher Number:

9780826216366

9780826216373