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| Traylor-Holzer, K. | |
| The science and art of managing tigers in captivity | |
| 2010 Book Chapter | |
On the computer screen is a list of studbook numbers-each representing a living, breathing tiger in a North American zoo, a tiger of a certain sex, age, genetic background, reproductive history, and temperament. I stare at the list and cannot help but think of them as pieces of a biological jigsaw puzzle. However, this puzzle has no _one _solution-the images that can be assembled from these pieces are multiple and varied, and sometimes require forcing a piece into place. Likewise, there is no _single _course of action-we can choose the assembly of this puzzle to be as easy or challenging as we like. But as the managers and stewards of tigers in zoos, we act with the knowledge that our choices affect the picture of the future for tigers, both in captivity and in the wild. |
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