Among the great apes : adventures on the trail of our closest relatives
Title:
Among the great apes : adventures on the trail of our closest relatives
Author:
Raffaele, Paul
ISBN:
9780061671838
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Smithsonian Books, 2010
Physical Description:
xiii, 370 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
The mountain gorillas : gorillas and guerillas [sic] in the mist -- The wild, wild chimpanzees -- The bonobos : our long-lost cousins -- King Kong at the brink : the Western lowland gorillas -- The Cross River gorillas : rarest of the rare -- The enigmatic orangutans : Borneo’s man of the forest -- A call to arms.
Abstract:
A nature journalist uses a mix of reportage, natural history, and travelogue to embark on an often hazardous journey to witness the last great apes in their native habitats.
Subject:
| Apes |
| Apes -- Behavior |
| Apes -- Conservation |
| Rare mammals |
| Gorilla gorilla |
| Behavior, Animal |
| Pan paniscus |
| Pongo pygmaeus |
Summary:
A nature journalist uses a mix of reportage, natural history, and travelogue to embark on an often hazardous journey to witness the last great apes in their native habitats.