TY - GEN T1 - Life at the zoo : behind the scenes with the animal doctors A1 - Robinson, Phillip T. LA - English PP - New York PB - Columbia University Press YR - 2004 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn216947084 AB - 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, balloon ascents, and pyrotechnic displays, zoos have come a long way. The MeĢnagerie du Jardin des Plantes in Paris, founded in 1793, didn't offer its great apes lessons in parenting or perform dental surgery on leopards. Certainly the introduction of veterinary care in the nineteenth century--and its gradual integration into the twentieth--has had much to do with this. Today, we expect more of zoos as animal welfare concerns have escalated along with steady advances in science, medicine, and technology. Life at the Zoo is an eminent zoo veterinarian's personal account of the challenges presented by the evolution of zoos and the expectations of their visitors. Based on fifteen years of work at the world-famous San Diego Zoo, this charming book reveals the hazards and rewards of running a modern zoo. Zoos exist outside of the "natural" order in which the worlds of humans and myriad exotic animals would rarely, if ever, collide. But this unlikely encounter is precisely why today's zoos remain the sites of much humor, confusion, and, occasionally, danger. This book abounds with insights on wildlife (foulmouthed parrots, gum-chewing chimps, stinky flamingoes), human behavior (the fierce competition for zookeeper jobs, the well-worn shtick of tour guides), and the casualties--both animal and human--of ignorance and carelessness OP - 293 CN - QL76 .R64 2004eb SN - 0231507194 SN - 9780231507196 SN - 0231132484 SN - 9780231132480 KW - Zoos. KW - Zoo animals. KW - Animals, Zoo KW - Jardins zoologiques. KW - Animaux de jardin zoologique. KW - zoos (institutions) KW - NATURE : Animals : General. KW - SCIENCE : Life Sciences : Zoology : General. KW - NATURE : Animals : Wildlife. KW - Zoo animals KW - Zoos ER -