The Modern Ark: The Story of Zoos: Past, Present, and Future

Around the planet, as animals disappear and habitats shrink, more than 120 million people annually flock to America's zoos. Croke's eye-opening book offers a history of this strange institution of animal captivity where, paradoxically, we seek to link our souls with the wildness of nature. of photos.

• Author
• Vicki Constantine Croke

• Format
• hardcover

• Publisher
• Scribner Book Company

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780684197128

• Genres
• animals, science, history

• Release date
• 1997