To modern sensibilities, nineteenth-century zoos often seem to be unnatural places where animals led miserable lives in cramped, wrought-iron cages. Today zoo a

Now completely revised! A history of the modern zoo. In this revised edition of Savages and Beasts, Nigel Rothfels traces the origins of the modern zoo to the e

There are complex & often surprising connections between our imagining of animals & our cultural environment. Topics discussed in this collection include fox hu

Gorgeous Beasts takes a fresh look at the place of animals in history and art. Refusing the traditional subordination of animals to humans, the essays gathered

American wildlife biologists first began fitting animals with radio transmitters in the 1950s. By the 1980s the practice had proven so useful to scientists and