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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Robbins, Martha M., 1967-

Boesch, Christophe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apes--Africa--Anecdotes.

Apes.

Apes--Africa--Pictorial works.

Apes--Research--Africa--Anecdotes.

Apes--Conservation.

Rare mammals--Africa.

Rare mammals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613277930

9781283277938

128327793X

9780520948839

0520948831

OCLC:

723943926