Mohan is a rhino with painfully sore feet, Patch is a falcon with a broken wishbone, and Kachina is a bear cub with brittle bones. Not to mention, Alfredito is a hippo suffering from a sever bout of toothache. All these animals owe their lives to the dedicated zoo and wild animal vets who employ boundless ingenuity and expertise to care for them.

Chronicles the Baghdad zoo's transformation from bombed-out rubble to peaceful park. This title recounts hair-raising efforts to save a pride of the dictator's lions, close a deplorable black-market zoo, and rescue Saddam's Arabian horses.

Chuck it all in and buy a zoo? Why not? thought Benjamin Mee, unaware of the grim living conditions, creditors and escaped big cat that lay in wait!

'Zoo' presents a history of menageries, zoological gardens and modern zoos from their beginnings in the Renaissance up to the present day.

Carl Hagenbeck was the nineteenth century's foremost animal trader and ethnographic showman, known for his enormously popular displays of people, animals, and artefacts gathered from all corners of the globe. This book locates Hagenbeck's myriad enterprises in the context of colonialism and nascent globalization; and ethnography and anthropology.

Helps travellers to plan and enjoy tours in Malaysia's finest wildlife reserves. Offering advice on planning your trip and discussing available options as well as park etiquette, this guide offers an overview of Malaysia's natural environment and wildlife, including an informative gallery of species.

How did seemingly enlightened ideas about the role of zoos and the nature of animal captivity develop out of the simple business of placing exotic creatures on public display? This title traces the origins of the modern zoo.

'Chuck it all in and buy a zoo? Why not?' Thought Benjamin Mee, unaware of the grim living conditions, creditors and escaped big cat that lay in wait!

The authorised biography of the great naturalist and conservationist Gerald Durrell, who died aged seventy in January 1995 in Jersey, where he founded the zoo he'd dreamed of as a small boy and pioneered the captive breeding of animals for conservation.

This handy guide is your key to the secrets of the most famous National Parks of Australia's Red Centre. It will tell you about the area's pre-history and origins, its geology and landforms, its plants and animals and how they live. It also unlocks the foor on its human history, especially of the Aboriginal people whose culture is so much a part of it.

Looks at the origins, evolution, and the future of zoos. This book reviews the history of zoos in light of their failures and successes and points the way toward a more humane approach, one that will benefit both the animals and the humans who visit them.

London Zoo had its beginnings in 1826 when Sir Stamford Raffles founded the Zoological Society of London. The Crown had leased part of Regent's Park to the Society and the press excitedly anticipated the coming of the 'ark' to London. The stage was now set for the world's first truly scientific zoo.

Stories from an African Wildlife Sanctuary. This book tells the story of Stone Hills, a game sanctuary and safari lodge in the north-west of Zimbabwe, including tales of the animals that live there - and the staff that made it happen. 'Born Free' meets Gerald Durrell against a backdrop of Shooting Dogs. Reissue.

Contains over 200 photographs which cover most of the larger mammals in Africa, broken down into six main groupings together with separate chapters on birds and reptiles, as well as a chapter on Madagascar. This book contains concise text.

Offers an account of the challenges presented by the evolution of zoos and the expectations of their visitors. This book reveals the hazards and rewards of running a zoo. It offers insights on wildlife (foulmouthed parrots, gum-chewing chimps, stinky flamingoes), and human behavior (the competition for zookeeper jobs).

Since the early days of traveling menageries and staged attractions that included animal acts, balloon ascents, and pyrotechnic displays, zoos have come a long way. This book presents the evolution of zoos and the expectations of their visitors. It reveals the hazards and rewards of running a modern zoo.