The World's A Zoo Author:John Perry This is a book about the modern zoo, the zoo that is not merely a menageries and place of entertainment, but also a center for new kinds of scientific research and the developement of world-wide conservation strategies. The author, a naturalist and conservationist before he bacame a zoo official, presents an intimate behind the scenes picture o... more »f zoos as they operate day to day and as they are responding to new challenges.« less