Monkeys are made of chocolate : exotic and unseen Costa Rica / Jack Ewing ; [foreword by Daniel Quinn].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ewing, Jack, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural history--Costa Rica.

Natural history.

Rain forest ecology.

Costa Rica.

Rain forest ecology--Costa Rica.

Nature conservation.

Physical Description:

xiv, 210 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Masonville, CO : PixyJack Press, 2005.

Summary:

Discover the mysterious and fascinating ways in which animals and plants...and people...interact with one another in the rainforests of Costa Rica. Author and naturalist Jack Ewing shares a wealth of observations and experiences, gathered from more than three decades of living in southwestern Costa Rica, home to some of the most prolific and diverse ecosystems on Earth. More than just a simple collection of essays, Monkeys are Made of Chocolate is a testament to the wonder of life in all its countless guises, as seen through the eyes of a man with a gift for subtle discernment and a natural flair for storytelling.

Contents:

1 Monkeys Are Made of Chocolate 1

2 A Tale of Tzimin and Bolom 7

3 Raven Meets Toboba Tiznada 14

4 Eating the Seed Corn 25

5 Who Says You Can't Teach An Old Sloth New Tricks 31

6 There's a Fungus Among Us 38

7 Everybody Loves Toucan Sam...or Do They? 44

8 Buffalo Herds, Beer and a Disease-Free World 50

9 The Good Guys and the Bad Guys 56

10 Not a Tree to Hug 63

11 Viagra Brings New Hope for Vanishing Marine Turtles 69

12 Addictive Brown Powder and Biodiversity 75

13 Blood Eaters Gone Amok 81

14 A Musty What? 87

15 Bats in the Attic, Pigs on the Plane, Hey Ma, the Well's Gone Dry 93

16 Deforestation, Reforestation and Regeneration 98

17 How Much Is a Tree Worth? 105

18 Please Don't Feed the Crocodiles 112

19 Great Weather for Bare-Throated Tiger Herons 118

20 The Tapirs of Sirena 124

21 A Bad Trip into the Magic World of the Giant Toad 131

22 Moon Lore: Method, Magic or Madness? 137

23 The Law of the Jungle: Survive If You Can 143

24 Those Dangerous Eco-Nuts 149

25 Close Encounters in the Slow Lane 153

26 Carrying Things to Extremes: Extremely Beautiful, Extremely Toxic 159

27 Alien Invasion: Exotics, Non-Natives and Invasives 165

28 Hateful Devils the Ants Won't Even Eat 172

29 Burgers versus Biodiversity in the Mangrove 178

30 And the Cards Came Tumbling Down 184

31 The Pizote and the Lion 190

32 Strange Things Are Happening in the Tree Tops 196.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 208).

ISBN:

9780965809818

0965809811

OCLC:

57243323

Publisher Number:

99967841690