chapters by John L. Sease, Douglas G. Chapman, Steven C. Amstrup, Douglas P. DeMaster, Brendan P. Kelly, Lori Trent Quackenbush, A. Anne Hoover, Katherine Hazard, Lisa Mignon Rotterman, Terri Simon-Jackson
Pair formation and correction of sexual behaviour in orang-utans (Pongo pygmaeus) at the Moscow Zoo -- Breeding the mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus) at the Moscow Zoo -- Breeding pallas cats (Felis manul) at the Moscow Zoo -- Breeding spectacled bears (Tremarctos ornatus) at the Moscow Zoo -- On breeding some species of Mustelidae at Novosibirsk Zoo -- Keeping and breeding cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) at the Moscow Zoo -- Notes of keeping and breeding musk-oxen (Ovibos moschatus) at the Moscow Zoo -- Kiangs (Equus kiang) at the Riga Zoological Garden -- Keeping and breeding warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) at the Moscow Zoo -- Amur wild cats (Felis euptilura) at the Tallinn Zoo -- Breeding and hand-rearing young striped hyenas (Hyaena hyaena) at the Tallinn Zoo -- Hormonally induced reproduction of fish a the "aquarium" at the Moscow Zoo -- Breeding and hand-rearing the Andean condor (Vulture gryphus) at Leningrad Zoo -- Rhinos in captivity -- The breeding of gorillas and orang-utans at the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust -- Breeding birds ad the Moscow Zoo -- Breeding reptiles at the Moscow Zoo -- On the activities of the working group for the captive breeding of rare, endangered and "problem" species of amphibians in 1982 through 1988 -- Goats of the genus Capra at the zoos of the Soviet Union -- A breeding station for birds of prey at the Alma-Ata zoo -- Breeding of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) at the Zoos of the Soviet Union -- Preliminary report on the project "Naarits" -- Identification system of marking zoo animals -- Today's development of ISIS and its importance concerning the cooperation of the zoological gardens in the field of breeding rare animals -- The contribution made by zoological gardens to the resettlement of animals in the Alpine region -- Prospects for the reintroduction of the przewalski horse in the USSR -- Preserving biologic diversity and the tasks of zoos -- Recent advances in the applications of research in the genetics of small populations to the conservation of species in zoological parks
Cephalorhynchus dolphins -- Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii) -- Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia) -- Haviside's (Heaviside's) dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) -- Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) -- Right whale dolphins -- Northern Right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) -- Southern Right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis peronii) -- River dolphins and Tucuxi -- Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) -- Franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei) -- Amazon River dolphin (Ilia geoffrensis) -- Ganges River dolphin (Platanista [gangetica] gangetica) -- Indus River dolphin (Platanista [gangetica] minor) -- Chinese River dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) -- Australian Snubfin and Irrawaddy dolphins -- Australian Snubfin dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni) -- Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) -- Porpoises -- Finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) -- Spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica) -- Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) -- Gulf of California porpoise (Phocoena sinus) -- Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) -- Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) -- Sirenians (Sea cows) --
Dugong (Dugong dugon) -- Steller's Sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) -- Amazonian Manatee (Trichechus inunguis) -- West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) -- West African Manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) -- Fur seals of Northern/mid-latitudes -- Northern Fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) -- Guadalupe Fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) -- South American Fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) -- Galápagos Fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) -- Juan Fernández Fur seal (Arctocephalus philippii) -- Fur seals of the Southern Ocean -- South African and Australian Fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus) -- New Zealand Fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) -- Antarctic Fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) -- Subantarctic Fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) -- Sea lions -- California and Galapagos Sea lions (Zalophus californianus) -- South American Sea lions (Otaria byronia) -- Australian Sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) -- New Zealand Sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) -- Northern Sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) --
Northern True seals -- Northern Elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) -- Hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) -- Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) -- Harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) -- Ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata ) -- Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) -- Ringed seal (Pusa hispida) -- Largha seal (Phoca largha) -- Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) -- Mid-latitude True seals -- Caspian seal (Pusa caspica) -- Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica) -- Mediterranean Monk seal (Monachus monachus) -- Hawaiian Monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) -- West Indian Monk seal (Monachus tropicalis) -- Subantarctic and Antarctic True seals -- Southern Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) -- Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) -- Crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) -- Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) -- Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossii) -- Arctic animals -- Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) -- Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) -- Otters -- Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) -- Marine otter (Lutra felina) -- Glossary -- Selected marine mammal sites -- Europe -- Eastern North America -- Western North America -- Latin America -- Australia and New Zealand -- Indian Ocean and Asia -- Conversation checklist -- Selected bibliography -- Photographic credits -- Index