ACM 11 - Introduction to Animal Care and Management

Institution:

CUNY Bronx Community College

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Description:

This course will focus on animal diversity, including general characteristics, adaptations, and evolutionary history of classes and families, as well as the natural history of representative species; animal behavior, with an emphasis on how to apply the concepts of ethology to maintain animals in captivity; anatomy/physiology of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates; animal care and management procedures, including feeding, recordkeeping, cleaning, animal husbandry, etc.; principles of zoo education and interpretation. Requires department permission. Corequisite: BIO 15

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bcc.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 289-5100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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