Zoo researchers and specialists from Australia, the US, Japan, Europe, and South Africa offer a wide-ranging historical and contemporary examination of zoo and aquarium collections throughout the world.

The volume begins with a chronologically arranged global and geographic perspective on zoos, from the first keeping of wild animals, ancient collections, and menageries to their transformation into zoological gardens.

The remaining ten chapters contain detailed histories of zoological gardens, covering the most important examples from Great Britain, Western and Eastern Europe, the US, Australia, Asia, India, Japan, Africa, and South America.

Synopsis:
A comprehensive history of zoos from the earliest animal collections to present day zoological gardens for virtually all regions of the world.

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