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Old 25-11-2008

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By Eric Baratay and Elizabeth Hardouin-Fugier
this is the book I didn't particulary like.

Curiously, when I looked at Amazon, there turned to be more zoo history books. Anybody knows e.g. this one?:
http://www.amazon.com/Zoo-Aquarium-History-Collections-Zoological/dp/084932100X/ref=sip_rech_dp_10http://www.amazon.com/Zoo-Aquarium-History-Collections-Zoological/dp/084932100X/ref=sip_rech_dp_10
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Old 26-11-2008

Well, it's taken a day or two, but I'm up to speed now!
Thanks Jurek7

The book you found on Amazon is by a noted zoo historian. I think it's terrific, but I can't attest to the accuracy of all his dates (he has some helpful chronologies). He has chapters that look at each region or continent, so he's not simply presenting European or American history as "the" history. It is much more factural and less "coffee table" book then the Baratay/Hardouin-Fugier volume

Here, take a look:
http://books.google.com/books?id=rei...ient=firefox-a
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Old 26-11-2008

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Sorry, I didn't want to be personal. But if I remember well, German edition of "Zoos, a history of zoological gardens of the West" has walrus photo labelled as elephant seal on the front cover. Its bound to be criticised, right?
Don't worry, i didn't take it personally. We are all entitled to our opinions . Incidentally, the english version doesn't have an elephant seal (walrus) on the cover, it has a picture called 'the empty cage'.
 


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