Zoos & wildlife parks: general interest

Some animals just look weird. Take the mandrill, whose outrageous face is coloured to mimic its genitals, or the star-nosed mole whose nose sprouts 22 fleshy tentacles. Others behave strangely - a mallee fowl builds huge mounds of rotting vegetation..

How animals speak to each other and to humans, from chimpanzees who learn sign language to dogs who parse the meaning of other dogs' growls.Is language what sets humans apart from other animals, as many have argued? Or do animals speak in their own ..

While driving back from Grandma's house, I told my daughter that we were going to the zoo. When all of a sudden a thought entered into her head? "Are we gonna Sleep at the Zoo? This book is about all the fun and amazing sounds at the zoo and the ani..

A shoe is lost at the zoo, and hilarity ensues!Why are children so drawn to this adventurous rhyming story? Because they love to be in on the joke of course!One day in the summer I went to the zoo, And somehow or other I lost my right shoe!A fun adv..

Granite and Grace reflects Michael Cohen's fifty-year encounter with the granite in the high country of Yosemite National Park, where he seeks a sense of belonging in an era called the Anthropocene. By creating a dialogue between geological and lite..

Kruger National Park - Questions & Answers is a compilation of the questions most frequently asked by visitors to the Park, and their answers, given by a seasoned game park official. This new edition has been expanded, and reflects management decisi..

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 st..

"Retire? You can't retire!", Sir David Attenborough told John Bartram, when the man who has been gamekeeper and senior wildlife officer for Richmond Park for the past thirty years announced his intention to step away from the role, bidding farewell ..

ISBN: 9789838120098Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens, KewImprint: Royal Botanic Gardens, KewPublished date: 01 Jan 1996Language: EnglishNumber of pages: 181Weight: 1184gHeight: 264mmWidth: 195mmSpine width: 29mm..

Written by the president of the nation's number-one zoo, ""Sailing with Noah"" is an intensely personal, behind-the-scenes look at modern zoos. Jeffrey P. Bonner, who was trained as an anthropologist and came to the zoo world quite by accident, shar..

This year sees the 20th anniversary of Jimmy's Farm and Wildlife Park in Suffolk, which started out as a farm for rare breed pigs in 2002. This book will celebrate the journey that Jimmy and his family have found themselves on over the years, and th..

Nothing says adventure like a family day at the zoo!Every child delights at the thought of seeing so many different animals and learning fun and interesting facts about them. Follow the map and search for the easter eggs."The Animals at the Zoo" is ..

Writer Wallace Stegner once wrote that ""No place is a place until things that have happened in it are remembered."" This collection celebrates one of America's most loved places, Rocky Mountain National Park, which marks its 100th birthday in 2015...

Presents an update that has to be used in conjunction with, the original book "What Zoos Can Do", published in May 2011. ISBN: 9783865232304Publisher: Schuling Verlag & Anthony SheridanImprint: Schuling Verlag & Anthony SheridanPublished date: 14 Se..

Welcome to an unusual zoo...a Zombie Zoo! Join caretaker, Zelda and her pet cat, Meow, as they take you on a tour of the zoo and provide unique information about all your favorite animals, even though they have been zombified! Geared for a young rea..

Zoos are important and popular tourist attractions. Spread around the world, they are typically located in major cities, with visitation levels comparable to other major attractions. Nature-based attractions constructed in artificial settings, they ..

Modern zoos and aquaria are playing an increasingly active and important role in protecting and managing global biodiversity. Many zoos include wildlife conservation in their mission and have started changing the focus of their institutions in order..

Modern zoos and aquaria are playing an increasingly active and important role in protecting and managing global biodiversity. Many zoos include wildlife conservation in their mission and have started changing the focus of their institutions in order ..