Bibliograph

Sailing with Noah, stories from the world of zoos, Jeffrey P. Bonner

Type

Label

Sailing with Noah, stories from the world of zoos, Jeffrey P. Bonner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-301) and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sailing with Noah

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

62281632

Responsibility statement

Jeffrey P. Bonner

Sub title

stories from the world of zoos

Summary

"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

Table Of Contents

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

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