Reptiland: How a Boyhood Dream became a Modern Zoo by Peeling, Clyde

Reptiland: How a Boyhood Dream became a Modern Zoo (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780996079006)

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Format: Paperback
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Reptiland: How a Boyhood Dream became a Modern Zoo by Peeling, Clyde

Reptiland: How a Boyhood Dream became a Modern Zoo

$9.99
Reptiland: How a Boyhood Dream became a Modern Zoo by Peeling, Clyde

Reptiland: How a Boyhood Dream became a Modern Zoo

$9.99
Format: Paperback
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This book chronicles the ambitious journey behind establishing one of the country's leading specialized zoos. Clyde Peeling founded Reptiland in 1964 and relentlessly pursued his dream, despite naysayers and financial challenges. His story is one of personal and professional evolution over a lifetime spent doing what he loves. The book also records philosophical changes in the function and purposes of zoos over the last half-century. From humble beginnings, in the era of roadside zoos, Reptiland became a modern institution committed to public education and conservation of the natural world.

Author: Clyde Peeling
ISBN-10: 0996079009
ISBN-13: 9780996079006
Publisher: Peeling Productions
Language: English
Published: 04/12/2014
Pages: 148
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.32d
By Clyde Peeling
By Clyde Peeling
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Clyde Peeling became interested in reptiles at age twelve. As a teenager, growing up in rural Pennsylvania, he maintained a personal collection of live reptiles and worked at a private reptile zoo. In 1964 he opened Reptiland in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, beginning a life-long pursuit of his boyhood dream. What started as a small roadside zoo has evolved into a modern institution. Clyde is a professional lecturer, private pilot, and active member of the zoological community. He has been a guest on many television shows including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, The Jon Stewart Show, Real Life with Jane Pauley, The Today Show, ABC Wide World of Sports, To Tell the Truth and others. He lives with his wife near Reptiland in central Pennsylvania.

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