Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title: | Sixty minutes. At the zoo. Part 1 At the zoo
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Other uniform titles: | In series: 60 minutes (Television program)
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Other authors / contributors: | Zuberbühler, Nieves, producer.
Stahl, Lesley, on-screen presenter, interviewer.
Finkelstein, Shari, producer.
CBS Corp., publisher.
CBS News Productions, production company.
CBS Entertainment (Firm), production company.
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Digital file characteristics: | video file
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Notes: | Reporter: Lesley Stahl ; interviewees: Amanda Lawless, Ron Kagan, Bob Lacy, Megan Ross. In English. Title from resource description page (viewed February 20, 2024).
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Summary: | A report on zoos' use of computerized matchmaking to calculate ideal couplings and prevent the loss of genetic diversity among the animals as typically occurs through inbreeding. Also covered are the controversial practices of administering contraceptives to genetically undesirable animals and culling (euthanizing) them. Includes interviews with: Amanda Lawless, population zoologist; Ron Kagan, CEO, Detroit Zoo; Bob Lacy, geneticist, Chicago Zoological Society; Megan Ross, VP, Lincoln Park Zoo; Dr. Mike Adkessan, Lincoln Park Zoo; Bengt Holst, director of research and conservation, Copenhagen Zoo.
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