Animal husbandry, zoo biology and behaviour — combined with a personal, passionate voice. It is at once a specialist reference and a personal record of experience.

About the Author
Born in 1970, she comes from a true family of zookeepers: both parents worked in the profession, and her father dedicated more than four decades passionately to caring for elephants at Dresden Zoo.
Her own path was therefore hardly surprising: from 1986 to 1988, she completed her training as a zoo keeper at Dresden Zoo - the beginning of a career built on deep conviction. For her, caring for animals is not just a job, but a calling.
In 2002, she discovered her own personal niche: the world of small mammals. Since then, her special passion has belonged to this often underestimated group of animals, to which she dedicates herself with expertise and devotion.