Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction: The Zoo Parade 1
4. 1. The Elephant’s Skin: Animals and Their Visitors 15
5. 2. The Voyage of the Silverash: The Big Business of Tropical Animals 51
6. 3. Jungleland: The Money in Wildlife 82
7. 4. The Monkeys’ Island: The New Deal Builds a Modern Zoo 115
8. 5. Aping: African Animals on Zoo Stages 143
9. 6. Don’t Feed the Keepers: The Labor and Care of Zookeepers 177
10. 7. The Zoo Man’s Holiday: Adventuring for the Zoo 201
11. 8. My Animal Babies: Caring for Endangered Species 237
12. 9. Dangerous Safari: Conservation at the End of Empire 272
13. Conclusion: Searching for the Yeti 302
14. Notes 323
15. On Zoo Sources 373
16. Illustration Credits 377
17. Acknowledgments 379
18. Index 383