Life at the Zoo : : Behind the Scenes with the Animal Doctors / / Phillip Robinson.
Please Do Not Annoy, torment, pester, plague, molest, worry, badger, harry, persecute, irk, bullyrag, vex, disquiet, grate, beset, bother, tease, nettle, tantalize or ruffle the Animals.-sign at zooSince the early days of traveling menageries and staged attractions that included animal acts, balloon...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2004] ©2004 |
| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- 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