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In Smitten by Giraffe the noted zoologist and feminist Anne Innis Dagg reflects on her scientific work as well as the leading role she has played in numerous activist campaigns, offering an inside perspective on the workings of scientific research and debate, the history of academia, and the rise of second-wave feminism.

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Drawing together the latest research, this is a detailed exploration of current knowledge on the biology, behaviour and conservation needs of the giraffe. Dagg highlights striking new data on a range of topics, discussing the problems and solutions associated with zoo captivity along with current conservation efforts and their outlook.

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Many Canadian women fiction writers have become justifiably famous. But what about women who have written non-fiction? When Anne Innis Dagg set out on a personal quest to make such non-fiction authors better known, she expected to find just a few dozen. To her delight, she unearthed 473 writers who have produced over 674 books. These women describe not only their country and its inhabitants, but a remarkable variety of other subjects: from the...

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A fascinating analysis of the factors which act to trigger and deepen friendships in both mammalian and avian species.

A fascinating analysis of the factors which act to trigger and deepen friendships in both mammalian and avian species.

This volume contains entries on 476 women writers of non-fiction who produced over 674 books between 1836 and 1945. Most of the writers lived in Canada, while others were British or American visitors who wrote about their Canadian experiences. Each entry includes a brief biography of the author and

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One feminist's personal account of researching animal behaviour and fighting sexism in Canadian universities.

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In the 1950s, Anne Innis Dagg was a young zoologist with a lifelong love of giraffe and a dream to study them in Africa. Based on extensive journals and letters home, Pursuing Giraffe vividly chronicles the realisation of that dream and the year that she spent studying and documenting giraffe behaviour. One of the first zoologists to study wild animals in Africa (before Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey), her memoir captures her youthful enthusiasm...

How do young and old social animals view each other? Are aged animals perceived by others as weaker? Or wiser? What is the relationship between age and power among social animals? This title probes the lives of older mammals and birds. It explores how aging affects the lives and behavior of animals.