Zoo and aquarium history : ancient animal collections to conservation centers / edited by Vernon N. Kisling, Jr.

Contributor(s):

Kisling, Vernon N

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : CRC press, 2022.Edition: Second editionDescription: pages cmISBN:

9781032252797
9781032252810

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DDC classification:

590.7309 23/eng/20211215

Summary: "This second edition of Zoo and Aquarium History takes the reader on a journey through the transition of private collections to menageries, to zoos, then zoological gardens, and more recently conservation centers and sanctuaries. An international team of authors has thoroughly updated the only comprehensive, global history of animal collections, menageries, zoos, and aquariums.This new edition pulls together new regional information along with the cultural aspects of each region and expands the Appendix to include over 1,200 zoos and aquariums"--

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This second edition of Zoo and Aquarium History takes the reader on a journey through the transition of private collections to menageries, to zoos, then zoological gardens, and more recently conservation centers and sanctuaries. An international team of authors has thoroughly updated the only comprehensive, global history of animal collections, menageries, zoos, and aquariums.This new edition pulls together new regional information along with the cultural aspects of each region and expands the Appendix to include over 1,200 zoos and aquariums"--

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