Among African apes : stories and photos from the field /

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"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Robbins, Martha M., 1967-, Boesch, Christophe
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Apes > Africa > Anecdotes.
Apes > Africa > Pictorial works.
Apes > Research > Africa > Anecdotes.
Apes > Conservation.
Rare mammals > Africa.
Mammifères rares > Afrique.
NATURE > Animals > Primates.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Primatology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Apes
Rare mammals
Africa
Anecdotes
Pictorial works
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Who, What, Where, and Why
  • 1. Discovering Apes
  • 2. Life and Death in the Forest
  • 3. Encounters with Bili Chimpanzees in the Undisturbed Gangu Forest
  • 4. Is Blood Thicker Than Water?
  • 5. Our Cousins in the Forest
  • - or Bushmeat?
  • 6. Discovering Chimpanzee Traditions
  • 7. Keeping it in the Family: Tribal Warfare between Chimpanzee Communities
  • 8. Winona's Search for the Right Silverback: Insights into Female Strategies at a Natural Rain Forest Clearing in Northern Congo
  • 9. The Long Road to Habituation: A Window into the Lives of Gorillas
  • 10. Among Silverbacks
  • 11. The Diversity of the Apes: What Is the Future?
  • Contributors
  • Plate Credits
  • Index.

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