About the Author and Editors

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Editors and contributing experts

This volume was reviewed by working keepers, breeders, and field professionals — the people whose hands have been on the animals for years and decades. The opinions and disagreements you read in these pages are theirs. Names, biographies, and credentials of the contributing council follow.

Jasmyn Brilliante

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Tyler Bevers

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— With gratitude to every keeper, breeder, vet, and field herper who answered a question, lent a photograph, reviewed a draft, or argued with us in a way that made this guide better.