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Title: Wild Mammals in Captivity: Principles and Techniques by Devra G. Kleiman, Mary E. Allen, Katerina V. Thompson, Susan Lumpkin, Holly Harris ISBN: 0-226-44003-6 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: May, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $32.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Recommend reading for intelligent animal lovers
Comment: I picked this book up in the gift shop of the San Diego Zoo, one of the few of substance they had. Even for me, a casual, but intelligent zoo visitor, this was worth $30.00. There is much more to animal captivity than I realized. Every zoo has two sides: the happy, visitor side, and the business/breeding side. Everyone knows about the happy side of a zoo. This helps lift the curtain on the other side of animal management and makes me even more appreciative of the huge expense and efforts of countless thousands of dedicated people who toil in the background. Articles on anesthesia of large animals, ethics of zoos, breeding, all are informative, basic information that the informed animal lover should know about. Although this is written for other zoo professionals, I recommend it to the average Amazon browser who wants to dig a little deeper into life and its mysteries. Because these are articles from technical journals, they can be read in any order and used as a reference book. There is an excellent bibliography after each chapter, although for the layman it is doubtful if they would be read. At any rate, I'm glad I bought this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Updates Crandall's "Management of Wild Mammals in Captivity"
Comment: This long awaited volume updates Crandall's long standing and now out-of-print classic "Management of Wild Mammals in Captivity." Contains a total of 48 separate contributions from 76 different authors covering a huge variety of topics including: Basic Husbandry; Feeding and Nutrition of Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores; Exhibition Techniques; Behavior; Reproduction; and more. An essential reference for anyone maintaining mammals in captivity. Illustrated with some b/w photos & drawings, numerous graphs and tables, and five appendices. This book comes in a paperback as well as a hardcover edition.
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Title: Second Nature: Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals by David J. Shepherdson, Jill D. Mellen, Michael Hutchins ISBN: 1560983973 Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine by Murray E. Fowler, R. Eric Miller ISBN: 0721694993 Publisher: W B Saunders Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $161.25 |
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Title: Ethics on the Ark: Zoos, Animal Welfare and Wildlife Conservation by Bryan G. Norton, Michael Hutchins, Elizabeth F. Stevens, Terry L. Maple ISBN: 1560986891 Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals by Murray E. Fowler ISBN: 0813818923 Publisher: Iowa State University Press Pub. Date: January, 1995 List Price(USD): $74.99 |
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Title: Hand-Rearing Wild and Domestic Mammals by Laurie J. Gage ISBN: 0813826837 Publisher: Iowa State University Press Pub. Date: 15 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
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