Sailing with Noah [[electronic resource] ] : stories from the world of zoos / / Jeffrey P. Bonner

• Autore: Bonner Jeffrey P
• Pubblicazione: Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (326 p.)
• Disciplina: 590.73
• Soggetto topico: Zoos
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-301) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Praise for Sailing with Noah -- Sailing with Noah -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 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 -- Epilogue -- Selected References -- Index -- About the Author.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sailing with Noah
• ISBN: 0-8262-6514-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807765803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II