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Life at the zoo : behind the scenes with the animal doctors /

Please Do Not Annoy, torment, pester, plague, molest, worry, badger, harry, persecute, irk, bullyrag, vex, disquiet, grate, beset, bother, tease, nettle, tantalize or ruffle the Animals.--sign at zooSince the early days of traveling menageries and staged attractions that included animal acts, balloo...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Robinson, Phillip T. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Intern at the zoo : an eclectic orientation
  • Too early for the autopsy: fitting in at the zoo
  • Growing pains: educating the menagerie makers
  • The keepers: nurturing the health of animals
  • Zoo babies: promoting motherhood
  • Exhibit making : creating zoo ecosystems
  • Creature comfort: the power of micro environments
  • What's this thing? Searching for the normal
  • Holding the tiger: zoos say yes to drugs
  • Finding the sick in the zoo: seeking out disease and discomfort
  • Feeding the ark: the nutritional wisdom of the animals
  • Getting closer to animals: Judas goats and Alpaca coats
  • So, you work at the zoo? Employees, visitors, and fence jumpers
  • Animal cases and chases : and some things better kept to myself
  • Zoo regulars : coworkers without titles
  • Ethical captivity: animal well-being in zoos
  • What a zoo should be, and ought not be.