Zoo studies: living collections, their animals and visitors

Zoos and aquariums are culturally and historically important places where families enjoy their leisure time and scientists study exotic animals. Many contain buildings of great architectural merit. Some people consider zoos little more than animal prisons, while others believe they play an important...

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Main Author: Rees, Paul A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Press 2023
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108566049
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108566049
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108566049
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108566049
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108566049
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108566049
Summary:Zoos and aquariums are culturally and historically important places where families enjoy their leisure time and scientists study exotic animals. Many contain buildings of great architectural merit. Some people consider zoos little more than animal prisons, while others believe they play an important role in conservation and education. Zoos have been the subject of a vast number of academic studies, whose results are scattered throughout the literature. This interdisciplinary volume brings together research on animal behaviour, visitor studies, zoo history, human-animal relationships, veterinary medicine, welfare, education, enclosure design, reproduction, legislation, and zoo management conducted at around 200 institutions located throughout the world. The book is neither 'pro-' nor 'anti-' zoo and attempts to strike a balance between praising zoos for the good work they have done in the conservation of some species, while recognising that they face many challenges in making themselves relevant in the modern world
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 May 2023)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 457 Seiten)
ISBN:9781108566049
DOI:10.1017/9781108566049

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