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Life at the zoo : behind the scenes with the animal doctors / Phillip T. Robinson.

by Robinson, Phillip T.

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New York : Columbia University Press, c2004.

0231132484 (cloth : alk. paper)

x, 293 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

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.

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