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Among African Apes: Stories and Photos from the Field
Martha M. Robbins
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Description for Among African Apes: Stories and Photos from the Field
Paperback. Editor(s): Robbins, Martha M.; Boesch, Christophe. Num Pages: 200 pages, 32 color illustrations, 1 line illustration, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 221 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
These compelling stories and photographs take us to places like Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, Ivindo National Park in Gabon, and the Tai National Park in Cote d'Ivoire for an intimate and revealing look at the lives of African wild apes--and at the lives of the humans who study them. In tales of adventure, research, and conservation, veteran field researchers and conservationists describe exciting discoveries made over the past few decades about chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas. The book features vivid descriptions of interactions among these highly intelligent creatures as they hunt, socialize, and play. More difficult themes emerge as ... Read more
These compelling stories and photographs take us to places like Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, Ivindo National Park in Gabon, and the Tai National Park in Cote d'Ivoire for an intimate and revealing look at the lives of African wild apes--and at the lives of the humans who study them. In tales of adventure, research, and conservation, veteran field researchers and conservationists describe exciting discoveries made over the past few decades about chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas. The book features vivid descriptions of interactions among these highly intelligent creatures as they hunt, socialize, and play. More difficult themes emerge as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520274594
SKU
V9780520274594
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About Martha M. Robbins
Martha M. Robbins is Research Associate at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. She is coeditor of Mountain Gorillas: Three Decades of Research at Karisoke and Feeding Ecology of Apes and Other Primates. Christophe Boesch is Director of the Department of Primatology at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. He is the author of The Real Chimpanzee: Sex ... Read more
Reviews for Among African Apes: Stories and Photos from the Field
"Gives a fresh insight into research and conservation efforts ... vivid descriptions reveal how chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas hunt, socialize and play in their natural habitat, as well as the threats they face from poaching, disease and deforestation." Nature "If you like to think of chimps as wise, rational tool-users, gorillas as gentle giants, or bonobos as sexed-up hippie apes, ... Read more