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Among African apes [[electronic resource] ] : stories and photos from the field / / edited by Martha M. Robbins and Christophe Boesch



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Titolo: Among African apes [[electronic resource] ] : stories and photos from the field / / edited by Martha M. Robbins and Christophe Boesch Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (201 p.)
Disciplina: 599.88096
Soggetto topico: Apes - Africa
Apes - Research - Africa
Apes - Conservation
Rare mammals - Africa
Soggetto non controllato: africa
african animals
african apes
animal behavior
apes
bonobos
bwindi impenetrable national park
central africa
chimpanzees
conservation
cote divoire
deforestation
disease
ecotourism
endangered animals
environment
environmentalism
extinction
field research
forests
gabon
gorillas
great apes
ivindo national park
jungles
life sciences
nature photography
nature preserve
nature reserve
nature
nonfiction
poaching
primates
primatology
science
tai national park
uganda
wild apes
wildlife
zoology
Altri autori: RobbinsMartha M. <1967->  
BoeschChristophe  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Who, What, Where, and Why -- ONE: Discovering Apes -- TWO: Life and Death in the Forest Blood -- THREE: Encounters with Bili Chimpanzees in the Undisturbed Gangu Forest -- FOUR: Is Blood Thicker Than Water -- FIVE: Our Cousins in the Forest - or Bushmeat? -- SIX: Discovering Chimpanzee Traditions -- SEVEN: Keeping It in the Family. Tribal Warfare between Chimpanzee Communities -- EIGHT: Winona's Search for the Right Silverback. Insights into Female Strategies at a Natural Rain Forest Clearing in Northern Congo -- NINE: The Long Road to Habituation. A Window into the Lives of Gorillas -- TEN: Among Silverbacks -- ELEVEN: The Diversity of the Apes What Is the Future? -- Contributors -- Plate Credits -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: These compelling stories and photographs take us to places like Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, Ivindo National Park in Gabon, and the Taï National Park in Côte 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 well, including the threats apes face from poaching, disease, and deforestation. In stories that are often moving and highly personal, this book takes measure of how special the great apes are and discusses positive conservation efforts, including ecotourism, that can help bring these magnificent animals back from the brink of extinction.
Titolo autorizzato: Among African apes  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-27793-X
9786613277930
0-520-94883-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910781375603321
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