Lecture 2 A potted history Flashcards
1
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What is the basic process of zoo evolution?
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- Ancient Menageries (4000 - 1700 years ago)
- Middle Ages (3rd - 15th century)
- Renaissance (14th to 17th century)
- French Revolution and the 19th Century
- 20th Century and the Modern Zoo
- Future Zoos?
2
Q
Why is middle class interest important?
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• The rise of middle classes with greater resources, status, and leisure time cultivated an interest in animals and nature. This caused changes in zoos.
3
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What did private to public institutions do in the French revolution?
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• Uprising of the french caused the instigation of paris zoo which caused the creation of the zoological society of London.
4
Q
What did Hagenbeck come up with?
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• Barless zoos and positive reinforcement in zoos.
5
Q
What is stochasticity? Distemper?
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• Lacking predictability
A highly contagious virus affecting dogs and other mammals.
