wild animal collecting

In 1934, Ruth Harkness had never seen a panda. Few people in the world had. But two years later, despite her friends' concern, she traveled to the Chinese wilderness to fulfill her late husband's goal: bringing a panda to the United States.

"In 1954, David Attenborough, a young television presenter, was offered the opportunity of a lifetime--to travel the world finding rare and elusive animals for the London Zoo's collection, and to film the expedition for the BBC for a new show called Zoo Quest. This is the story of those voyages. Staying with local tribes while trekking in search of giant anteaters in Guyana, Komodo dragons in Indonesia, and armadillos in Paraguay, he and the rest of the team contended with cannibal fish, aggressive tree porcupines, and escape-artist wild pigs, as well as treacherous terrain and unpredictable weather, to record the incredible beauty and biodiversity of these regions"--Provided by publisher.

Explores how historical figures, including Julius Caesar, Medici, and Josephine Bonaparte, have used animals as a means of symbolizing their power, ingenuity, and strength.

Follows each development in the drama that brought a rare blue bear to the San Diego Zoo.

An illustrated account of Ruth Harkness' journey to China and up the Yangtze River, where she discovered a baby panda she named Su Lin.