Herding monkeys to paradise : how macaque troops are managed for tourism in Japan / / by John Knight.

This book is a study of the use of monkeys as a tourist attraction in Japan. Monkey parks are popular visitor attractions that display free-ranging troops of Japanese macaques to the paying public. The parks work by manipulating the movements of the monkey troop through the regular provision of food...

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Superior document:Human-animal studies ; 10
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Year of Publication:2011
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Human-animal studies ; 10.
Physical Description:1 online resource (648 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / J. Knight
  • Introduction / J. Knight
  • 1. Monkeys In Paradise / J. Knight
  • 2. Searching For Monkeys / J. Knight
  • 3. Provisioning The Monkeys / J. Knight
  • 4. Working With Monkeys / J. Knight
  • 5. Herding The Monkeys / J. Knight
  • 6. Keeping Out Monkeys / J. Knight
  • 7. Transforming The Monkeys / J. Knight
  • 8. Restoring The Monkeys / J. Knight
  • Conclusion / J. Knight
  • Bibliography / J. Knight
  • Index / J. Knight.