Elephants Under Human Care: The Behaviour, Ecology, and Welfare of Elephants in Captivity 1st Edition – Ebook PDF Instant Delivery – ISBN(s): 9780128162088, 9780128167267, 0128162082
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 0128162082
- ISBN-13 : 9780128167267
- Author: Paul A. Rees
This book draws together, for the first time, the published research on the behaviour, ecology and welfare of elephants living in zoos, circuses, logging camps and other captive environments in a single comprehensive volume. It takes a multi-disciplinary approach, considering the work of zoo biologists, animal behaviour and welfare scientists, veterinarians, philosophers, zoo educators, tourism specialists, conservation biologists, lawyers and others with a professional interest in elephants.
Table contents:
1. Elephants and Their Relationship with Humans
2. Ethological Data Collection and Elephant Activity Budgets
3. Elephant Social Structure, Behaviour, and Complexity
4. Elephant Reproductive Biology
5. Elephant Cognition, Communication and Tool Use
6. Elephant Ecology and Genetics
7. Elephant Welfare
8. Housing and Handling Elephants
9. Ethics, Pressure Groups and the Law
10. The Conservation Value of Captive Elephants
11. The Future of Elephants in Captivity
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