Why do people go to zoos? Is the role of zoos to entertain or to educate? In this provocative book, the authors demonstrate that zoos tell us as much about humans as they do about animals and suggest that while animals may not need zoos, urban societies seem to.A new introduction takes note of dramatic changes in the perceived role of zoos that ......
Zoo Ethics examines the workings of modern zoos and considers the core ethical challenges faced by people who choose to hold and display animals in zoos, aquariums, or sanctuaries. Jenny Gray asserts the value of animal life and assesses the impacts of modern zoos, including the costs to animals in terms of welfare and the loss of liberty. Gray ......
Time to discover all the different animals that live at the zoo! Early readers will love the rhyming story, the playful illustrations of the animals at the zoo, and learn what sounds each of these noisy animals make.
This book features 9 high-frequency words paired with repetitive sentences to aid in memorization and engagement. The bright images bring the words to life as 1st grade students read about animals at the zoo.
Many modern ecological problems such as rain forest destruction, decreasing marine harvests, and fire suppression are directly or indirectly anthropogenic. Zooarchaeology and Conservation Biology presents an argument that conservation biology and wildlife management cannot afford to ignore zooarchaeological research-the identification and ......
This photographic atlas, developed over twenty years of teaching in the field, expedites the work of the zooarchaeologist by integrating both osteology and wildlife ecology into a single volume. Zooarchaeology, the study of animal remains found at archaeological sites, is interdisciplinary in nature, requiring students and researchers to not only ......
Exploring other facets of past human-animal relationships beyond food In this dynamic volume, Gillian L. Wong and Amy Milson Klemmer present seven groundbreaking chapters that delve into the diverse ways humans have interacted with animals in the past, as revealed through archaeological research into animal remains. Zooarchaeology beyond Human ......
Exploring other facets of past human-animal relationships beyond food In this dynamic volume, Gillian L. Wong and Amy Milson Klemmer present seven groundbreaking chapters that delve into the diverse ways humans have interacted with animals in the past, as revealed through archaeological research into animal remains. Zooarchaeology beyond Human ......
What would it be like to be a zookeeper for a day? Come along for an exciting adventure doing real life work at the zoo, cleaning out habitats, feeding the animals and helping out at the animal hospital!
ISBN-13: 9781922678133
(Hardback)
Publisher: LITTLE STEPS Imprint: LITTLE STEPS PUBLISHING
