Describes the history and principles of zookeeping, and introduces twenty-eight of the most popular mammals, birds, and reptiles commonly found in zoos
Hardcover
(HarperCollins Publishers, June 1, 2012)
A series of classic British nature writing - reissues of long-lost seminal works. 'Adventures Among Birds' is almost a manifesto for the life of birds. Hudson's experience of birdlife is prodigious, and he weaves a thousand anecdotes into a rallying call against indifference to the beauty of birds.