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Author Chris, Cynthia, 1961-

Title Watching wildlife / Cynthia Chris
Published Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 269 pages) : illustrations
Contents The Wildlife Film Era -- The Quest for Nature on the Small Screen -- Wildlife, Remade for TV -- Animal Sex -- The Giant Panda as Documentary Subject
Summary It has never been easier for Americans to observe wild and exotic animals from the comfort and safety of their couches. Several cable channels-Animal Planet, the Discovery Channel, the National Geographic-provide around-the-clock wildlife programming while the traditional networks regularly broadcast animal documentaries, late-night appearances by zoologists and their animal charges, and sensationalistic specials about animals attacking hapless humans. Though the ubiquity of animals on television is new, the genre of the wildlife documentary is as old as cinema itself. In Watching Wildlife, Cy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Wildlife films -- History and criticism
Wildlife television programs -- History and criticism
PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Television -- History & Criticism.
Wildlife films
Wildlife television programs
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780816697137
0816697132