From the inside front cover:
"Miss Benchley is the director of the
Zoological Gardens of San Diego - she is, in fact, the only woman
zoo director in the world - and her zoo is situated in a warm sunny
land where the animals lead a healthy outdoor existence. In her care
are the two largest and finest gorillas that have ever been kept in
captivity. Her story of her experiences in this woman-ruled jungle
forms one of the most entertaining and unusual books about animals
ever published.
"If you like wild animals and pets,
you cannot help but be fascinated by this book, and you will
particularly enjoy learning how to make friends with animals and
birds. If you think that excitement and danger end when an animal is
'safely' caged, read the accounts of a deadly rattler at large or
the two baboons on the loose, or of a fight to the death in one of
the cages. Belle Benchley is housekeeper, chief dietician, and
consulting physician as well as home-maker to her family of
thousands. She buys watermelons by the ton, cod liver oil in
fifty-gallon drums. For the practical-minded, her chapters on the
construction and running of a zoo are richly informative."
Condition: Very good condition with
poor dustjacket. The dustjacket is torn in a number of places. Click photo for larger view.
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