Zoo animals a smithsonian guide

'Zoo Animals' introduces readers to the modern zoo, profiling more than 250 animals and their habitats throughout the world: tropics forests, grasslands, deserts, temperate forests, coniferous forests, mountains, and polar regions. Special features reveal life in a sand dune, the survival strategies of baby animals, how zoos create an arctic environment, and other fascinating subjects. A ten-page section includes maps of 15 major zoos throughout the country.