Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management and Welfare addresses the key questions surrounding the keeping of zoo animals, and reveals how we can apply our ever-growing understanding of animal behaviour to ensure zoo animals are managed as effectively as possible, without their health and welfare being compromised.

• Unique breadth brings together all topics a student or professional needs to know in one place, and in an easily digestible style.

• Features both mammalian and non-mammalian species, giving a true reflection of the range of species encountered in many zoos.

• Offers a global perspective, with examples and photos from zoos around the world.

• Online resources feature additional resources for both lecturers and students, enhancing the educational value of the text.

New to this edition:

• All chapters have been revised to offer an up-to-date and balanced overview of the role of zoos in society and conservation.

• The captive management chapter has been remaned 'Small population management' and has been significantly revised to reflect modern trends and to offer further insights into the problems and innovative solutions of this central zoo management topic.

• Coverage of research methods, genetics, and conservation has been enhanced.

• To help illustrate topics where colour is relevant, photographs have been added to a full colour plate section.