My life with kangaroos : a deaf woman's remarkable story /

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The author was born deaf in 1933 in Basel, Switzerland, and from the age of three, she possessed a mystical attraction to kangaroos. She recalls seeing them at that age for the first time at the Basel Zoo, and spending every spare moment visiting them from then on. Eventually, her fascination grew i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Herrmann, Doris, 1933- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Gaida, Michael, Jöhl, Theres, 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Gallaudet University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Herrmann, Doris, > 1933-
Kangaroos > Behavior.
Kangaroos > Australia.
Human-animal relationships.
Deaf authors > Switzerland > Biography.
Deaf women > Switzerland > Biography.
Kangourous > Mœurs et comportement.
Kangourous > Australie.
Relations homme-animal.
Écrivains sourds > Suisse > Biographies.
Femmes sourdes > Suisse > Biographies.
NATURE > Animals > Mammals.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Mammals.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
Deaf authors
Deaf women
Human-animal relationships
Kangaroos
Kangaroos > Behavior
Australia
Switzerland
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The author was born deaf in 1933 in Basel, Switzerland, and from the age of three, she possessed a mystical attraction to kangaroos. She recalls seeing them at that age for the first time at the Basel Zoo, and spending every spare moment visiting them from then on. Eventually, her fascination grew into passionate study of their behavior. Her dedication caught the attention of the zookeepers who provided her greater access to these extraordinary animals. Despite her challenges with communication, she wrote a scientific paper about the kangaroo's pouch hygiene when raising a joey. Soon, experts from around the world came to visit this precocious deaf girl who knew about kangaroos. The author appreciated the opportunities opening up to her, but her real dream was to travel to Australia to study kangaroos in the wild. For years she worked and yearned, until Dr. Karl H. Winkelstäter a renowned authority on kangaroos, suggested an independent study in Australia at a place called Pebbly Beach. In 1969, at the age of 35, the author finally traveled to the native land of kangaroos. During the next four decades, she would make many more trips to observe and write about kangaroos.--Gallaudet Press website.
Notas:Translated and revised edition of: Känguruherz. Berlin : Pro Business GmbH, 2009.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 258 pages : illustrations
ISBN:9781563685606
1563685604

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