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Sailing with Noah : Stories from the World of Zoos /

"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 th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bonner, Jeffrey P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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