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The Animal Game - Searching for Wildness at the American Zoo (Hardcover)
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The Animal Game - Searching for Wildness at the American Zoo (Hardcover)
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The spread of empires in the nineteenth century brought more than
new territories and populations under Western sway. Animals were
also swept up in the net of imperialism, as jungles and veldts
became colonial ranches and plantations. A booming trade in animals
turned many strange and dangerous species into prized commodities.
Tigers from India, pythons from Malaya, and gorillas from the Congo
found their way-sometimes by shady means-to the zoos of major U.S.
cities, where they created a sensation. Zoos were among the most
popular attractions in the United States for much of the twentieth
century. Stoking the public's fascination, savvy zookeepers, animal
traders, and zoo directors regaled visitors with stories of the
fierce behavior of these creatures in their native habitats, as
well as daring tales of their capture. Yet as tropical animals
became increasingly familiar to the American public, they became
ever more rare in the wild. Tracing the history of U.S. zoos and
the global trade and trafficking in animals that supplied them,
Daniel Bender examines how Americans learned to view faraway places
and peoples through the lens of the exotic creatures on display.
Over time, as the zoo's mission shifted from offering entertainment
to providing a refuge for endangered species, conservation parks
replaced pens and cages. The Animal Game recounts Americans'
ongoing, often conflicted relationship with zoos, decried as
anachronistic prisons by animal rights activists even as they
remain popular centers of education and preservation.
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