Baratay, Eric, and Elisabeth Hardouin-Fugier. Zoo: A History of Zoological Gardens in the West. English translation. Reaktion Books, 2002.
Bartlett, R. D. Poison Dart Frogs: Facts & Advice on Care and Breeding. Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., 2003.
Beard, Peter. The End of the Game: The Last Word From Paradise. Updated edition. Taschen, 2008.
Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants. Edited by Murray E. Fowler and Susan K. Mikota. Blackwell Publishing, 2006.
The Care and Management of Captive Chimpanzees. Edited by Linda Brent. The American Society of Primatologists, 1997.
Chadwick, Douglas H. The Fate of the Elephant. Sierra Club Books, 1994.
Clement, Herb. Zoo Man. Macmillan, 1969.
Cognitive Development in Chimpanzees. Edited by T. Matsuzawa, M. Tomonaga, and M. Tanaka. Springer, 2006.
Crandall, Lee S., in collaboration with William Bridges. A Zoo Man’s Notebook. University of Chicago Press, 1975.
Croke, Vicki. The Modern Ark: The Story of Zoos: Past, Present and Future. Scribner, 1997.
A Cultural History of Animals. Volumes One through Six. Edited by Linda Kalof and Brigitte Resl. English edition by Berg, 2007.
de Waal, Frans. Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes. Revised edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000.
Donahue, Jesse, and Erik Trump. The Politics of Zoos: Exotic Animals and Their Protectors. Northern Illinois University Press, 2006.
Douglas-Hamilton, Iain and Oria. Battle for the Elephants. First American edition, Viking Penguin, 1992.
An Elephant in the Room: The Science and Well-Being of Elephants in Captivity. Edited by Debra L. Forthman, Lisa F. Kane, David Hancocks, and Paul F. Waldau. From a 2006 symposium at Tufts University’s Center for Animals and Public Policy, since posted online at elephantsincaptivity.com.
Elephant Management: A Scientific Assessment for South Africa. Edited by R. J. Scholes and K. G. Mennell. Witwatersrand University Press, Johannesburg, 2008.
Elephants and Ethics: Toward a Morality of Coexistence. Edited by Christen Wemmer and Catherine A. Christen. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
The Encylopedia of Mammals. Edited by David Macdonald. Second edition. The Brown Reference Group, 2001.
Ethics on the Ark: Zoos, Animal Welfare, and Wildlife Conservation. Edited by Bryan G. Norton, Michael Hutchins, Elizabeth F. Stevens, and Terry L. Maple. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996.
Fowler, Murray. Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals. Third edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2008.
Friend, Tim. Animal Talk: Breaking the Codes of Animal Language. Free Press, 2004.
Goodall, Jane. In the Shadow of Man. First Mariners Books edition, 2000.
Goodall, Jane. Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe. First Mariners Books edition, 2000.
Grandin, Temple, and Catherine Johnson. Animals in Translation. Paperback edition by Harcourt Books, 2006.
Hancocks, David. A Different Nature: The Paradoxical World of Zoos and Their Uncertain Future. University of California Press, 2001.
Hanson, Elizabeth. Animal Attractions: Nature on Display in American Zoos. Princeton University Press, 2002.
Hediger, H. The Psychology and Behaviour of Animals in Zoos and Circuses. English translation. Dover Publications, Inc., 1969.
Hediger, H. Wild Animals in Captivity: An Outline of the Biology of Zoological Gardens. English translation. Dover Publications, Inc., 1964.
Hill, Peggy S. M. Vibrational Communication in Animals. Harvard University Press, 2008.
Hosey, Geoff, Vicky Melfi, and Sheila Pankurst. Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management, and Welfare. Oxford University Press, 2009.
Human Zoos: Science and Spectacle in the Age of Colonial Empires. Edited by Pascal Blanchard, Nicolas Bancel, Gilles Boetsch, Eric Deroo, Sandrine Lemaire, and Charles Forsdick. English translation by Liverpool University Press, 2009.
Jamison, Kay Redfield. Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide. Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.
Joubert, Salomon. The Kruger National Park: A History. Volumes One and Two. High Branching, 2007.
Kessler, Cristina. All the King’s Animals: The Return of Endangered Wildlife to Swaziland. Boyds Mills Press, 2001.
The Kruger Experience: Ecology and Management of Savanna Heterogeneity. Edited by Johan T. du Toit, Kevin H. Rogers, and Harry C. Biggs. Island Press, 2003.
Linden, Eugene. The Octopus and the Orangutan: New Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity. Dutton, 2002.
Lotters, Stefan, Karl-Heinz Jungfer, Friedrich Wilhelm Henkel, and Wolfgang Schmidt. Poison Frogs: Biology, Species & Captive Husbandry. Chimaira, 2007.
Machiavellian Intelligence II: Extensions and Evaluations. Edited by Andrew Whiten and Richard W. Byrne. Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Malamud, Randy. Reading Zoos: Representations of Animals and Captivity. New York University Press, 1998.
Maple, Terry L., and Erika F. Archibald. Zoo Man: Inside the Zoo Revolution. Longstreet Press, 1993.
Moss, Cynthia. Elephant Memories: Thirteen Years in the Life of an Elephant Family. Ballantine Books, 1989.
Mullan, Bob, and Garry Marvin. Zoo Culture. University of Illinois Press, 1999.
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Payne, Katy. Silent Thunder: The Hidden Voice of Elephants. Paperback edition. Orion, 1999.
Peterson, Dale. Elephant Reflections. Photographs by Karl Ammann. University of California Press, 2009.
Poole, Joyce. Coming of Age With Elephants: A Memoir. Hyperion, 1996.
Poole, Joyce. Elephants. Voyageur Press Inc., 1997.
Robinson, Phillip T. Life at the Zoo: Behind the Scenes with the Animal Doctors. Columbia University Press, 2004.
Rothfels, Nigel. Savages and Beasts: The Birth of the Modern Zoo. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
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Scigliano, Eric. Love, War, and Circuses: The Age-Old Relationship Between Elephants and Humans. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002.
Sihler, Amanda and Greg. Poison Dart Frogs: A Complete Guide to Dendrobatidae. T. F. H. Publications, 2007.
Sukumar, Raman. The Living Elephants: Evolutionary Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation. Oxford University Press, 2003.
Sutherland, Amy. Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched: Life and Lessons at the World’s Premier School for Exotic Animal Trainers. Viking Penguin, 2006.
Tigers of the World: The Biology, Biopolitics, Management, and Conservation of an Endangered Species. Edited by Ronald L. Tilson and Ulysses S. Seal. Noyes Publications, 1989.
Turner, Alan. The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives. Columbia University Press, 1997.
Wild Mammals in Captivity: Principles and Techniques. Edited by Devra G. Kleiman, Mary E. Allen, Katerina V. Thompson, Susan Lumpkin, and Holly Harris. The University of Chicago Press, 1996.
The Wildlife of Southern Africa: The Larger Illustrated Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region, edited by Vincent Carruthers. Larger format edition. Struik Publishers, 2008.
Wittgenstein, Ludwig. Philosophical Investigations. Revised English translation, 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition, published in 2001 by Blackwell Publishing.
Wrangham, Richard, and Dale Peterson. Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence. Mariner Books, 1997.
Wright, Lawrence. The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11. Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
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Zoo and Aquarium History: Ancient Animal Collections to Zoological Gardens. Edited by Vernon N. Kisling, Jr. CRC Press LLC, 2001.
SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
“The Effects of Early Experience on Adult Copulatory Behavior in Zoo-Born Chimpanzees (Pantroglodytes),” Nancy E. King and Jill D. Mellen, Zoo Biology 13: 1 (1994); 51–59.
“African Elephant Vocal Communication I: Antiphonal Calling Behaviour among Affiliated Females,” Joseph Soltis, Kirsten Leong, and Anne Savage, Animal Behaviour 70: 3 (2005); 579–587.
“Anatomy of the Reproductive Tract of the Female African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) with Reference to Development of Techniques for Artificial Breeding,” J. M. E. Balke, W. J. Boever, M. R. Ellersieck, U. S. Seal, and D. A. Smith, Journal of Reproduction & Fertility 84 (1988); 485–492.
“Aspects of the Reproductive Biology and Breeding Management of Asian and African Elephants Elephas maximus and Loxodonta africana,” T. B. Hildebrandt, F. Göritz, R. Hermes, C. Reid, M. Dehnhard, and J. L. Brown, International Zoo Yearbook 40: 1 (2006); 20–40.
“Assessment of Elephant Management in South Africa”—powerpoint presentation delivered on February 25, 2008—authored by Bob Schole and 62 other elephant researchers.
“Electroejaculation, Semen Characteristics and Serum Testosterone Concentrations of Free-Ranging African Elephants (Loxodonta africana),” JoGayle Howard, M. Bush, V. de Vos, and D. E. Wildt, Journal of Reproduction & Fertility 72 (1984); 187–195.
“Elephant Communication,” W. R. Langbauer, Jr., Zoo Biology 19: 5 (2000); 425–455.
“Elephant Culling’s Cruel and Gory Past,” article posted on International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Web site, http//www.ifaw.org/ifaw/general/default.aspx?oid=155902.
“Liquid Storage of Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Sperm at 4°C,” L. H. Graham, J. Bando, C. Gray, M. M. Buhr, Animal Reproduction Science 80: 4 (2004); 329–340.
“Managing Multiple Elephants Using Protected Contact at San Diego’s Wild Animal Park,” by Gary Priest, Jennine Antrim, Jane Gilbert, and Valerie Hare, Soundings 23: 1 (1998); 20–24.
“Manual Collection and Characterization of Semen from Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus),” D. L. Schmitt, T. B. Hildebrandt, Animal Reproduction Science 53: 1 (1998); 309–314.
“A Review of Injuries Caused by Elephants in Captivity: An Examination of Predominant Factors,” M. Gore, M. Hutchins, and J. Ray, International Zoo Yearbook 40: 1 (2006); 51–62.
“Reproductive Evaluation in Wild African Elephants Prior to Translocation,” Thomas B. Hildebrandt, Robert Hermes, Donald L. Janssen, James E. Oosterhuis, David Murphy, and Frank Göritz—from the proceedings of a 2004 joint conference of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, the American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians, and the Wildlife Disease Association, pp. 76–77.
“Responses of Captive African Elephants to Playback of Low-Frequency Calls,” William R. Langbauer, Jr., Katharine B. Payne, Russell A. Charif, and Elizabeth M. Thomas, Canadian Journal of Zoology 67: 10 (1989); 2604–2607.
“Rumble Vocalizations Mediate Interpartner Distance in African Elephants, Loxodonta africana,” Katherine A. Leighty, Joseph Soltis, Christina M. Wesolek, and Anne Savage, Animal Behaviour 76: 5 (2008); 1601–1608.
“Semen Collection in an Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Under Combined Physical and Chemical Restraint,” T. J. Portas, B. R. Bryant, F. Göritz, R. Hermes, T. Keeley, G. Evans, W. M. C. Maxwell, and T. B. Hildebrandt, Australian Veterinary Journal 85: 10 (2007); 425–427.
“Social Interactions in Captive Female Florida Manatees,” Jennifer Young Harper and Bruce A. Schulte, Zoo Biology 24: 2 (2005); 135–144.
“Successful Cryopreservation of Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Spermatozoa,” Joseph Saragusty, Thomas B. Hildebrandt, Britta Behr, Andreas Knieriem, Jurgen Kruse, Robert Hermes, Animal Reproduction Science article in press, doi:10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.11.010.
“There’s No Place Like Home—‘The Swazi 11,’ a Case Study in the Global Trade in Live Elephants,” Adam M. Roberts and Will Travers, presented at the XIXth International Congress of Zoology, August 2004, Beijing.
“The Use of Low-Frequency Vocalizations in African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Reproductive Strategies,” by K. M. Leong, A. Ortolani, L. H. Graham, and A. Savage, Hormones and Behavior 43: 4 (2003); 433–443.
“Unusually Extensive Networks of Vocal Recognition in African Elephants,” Karen McComb, Cynthia Moss, Soila Sayialel, and Lucy Baker, Animal Behaviour 59: 6 (2000); 1103–1109.
West African Chimpanzees: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan, edited by Rebecca Kormos, Christophe Boesch, Mohamed I. Bakarr, and Thomas M. Butynski, published in 2003 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.