A World of Animals: The San Diego Zoo and the Wild Animal Park

by Bill Bruns

The San Diego Zoo and the Wild Animal Park with 202 full-color and 105 black-and-white illustrations. A Kodiak bear arrives at his new home in an open roadster... A Ceylonese elephant becomes wedged upside down in a moat....An Asian elephant's one-pound tooth is removed with a chisel, crowbar, and sledgehammer....A pregnant gorilla learns to be a mother with the help of a stuffed doll.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Jess the Shelf-Declared Bibliophile · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Interesting, in-depth look at how the San Diego Zoo came to be. A bit dated, but still interesting as far as the history and their continuous efforts to save flora and fauna species all over the world. The beautiful photographs of the animals were the best part!

[Alexsaray · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved reading this book! It was a great behind the scenes look at how the San Diego Zoo came to be. There is such a bad light shed on zoo's I feel and this helped me see all the good that can come from zoo's. I know not all zoo's provide adequate care or environments for the animals, but there are some that are doing good in the world and ARE helping preserve certain species. This book really broke it down for me on what it's like and takes to provide quality animal care for zoo animals. I really feel that overall, the San Diego Zoo is doing it right. Though this book is a bit dated, it is still a great informative read! I loved it so much I ended up purchasing a copy for myself.

[Judith the Book Gobbler · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much more than a picture book. The 1980's were amazing in the shifts of view to breed for many animals and a tremendous number of zoos world wide. Comprehensive.