Online Resources

We recommend these Web sites for those interested in the subjects shown on the program. All links are valid as of January 29, 1999.

The Lion Research Center
www.lionresearch.org/
Information about lion research in the Serengeti, sponsored by the University of Minnesota.

Thomson's Gazelle
aztec.asu.edu/phxzoo/gazlthom.html
Information from the Phoenix Zoo.

Serengeti National Park
www.gorp.com/gorp/location/africa/tanzania/ser_intr.htm
An introduction to the park and opportunities for wildlife viewing.

Tanzania Tourist Board
www.tanzania-web.com/home2.htm
Information for visitors to Tanzania, including maps, lists of parks, links to tour operators.
 

Print Resources

For those interested in the subjects shown in BORN TO RUN, we recommend the following books and print articles.

Bonner, Raymond. AT THE HAND OF MAN: PERIL AND HOPE FOR AFRICA'S WILDLIFE. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.

Caro, Tim. CHEETAHS OF THE SERENGETI PLAIN: GROUP LIVING IN AN ASOCIAL SPECIES. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994.

The cheetah is the tommie's natural enemy.

Cooke, John. THE RESTLESS KINGDOM: AN EXPLORATION OF ANIMAL MOVEMENT. New York: Facts on File, 1991.

Fetner, P. Jay. THE AFRICAN SAFARI: THE ULTIMATE WILDLIFE AND PHOTOGRAPHIC ADVENTURE. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1987

Morell, Virginia. "Counting Creatures of the Serengeti, Great and Small." SCIENCE 278:2508-2510.

Scott, Jonathan. THE GREAT MIGRATION. Emmaus, Pennsylvania: Rodale Press, 1989.

Sinclair, A.R.E., and Peter Arcese, eds. SERENGETI II: DYNAMICS, MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF AN ECOSYSTEM. Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1995.

Taylor, David. THE FAST AND SLOW ANIMAL BOOK. Austin, Texas: Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers, 1996.

Walther, Fritz. IN THE COUNTRY OF GAZELLES. Indianapolis: University of Indiana Press, 1995.
 

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