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Author:

Thompson, Shawn, 1951-

Title:

The intimate ape : orangutans and the secret life of a vanishing species / Shawn Thompson ; foreword by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson.

Publisher:

b Citadel Press,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xii, 292 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ;c 23 cm.

Subject:

Orangutan.
Orangutan--Behavior.

Other Authors:

Masson, J. Moussaieff (Jeffrey Moussaieff), 1941-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-283) and index.

Contents:

Orangutans, us, and a common planet / by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson -- Jungle confidential -- In deepest, darkest Borneo -- Forest murmurs -- Touched by an ape -- Sumatra : the other side of paradise -- Too smart for us -- The little schoolhouse in the jungle -- Music to their ears -- The heartfelt man -- Our lady of the forests -- Requiem for an ape -- Fare thee well, orangutan.

Summary:

The author brings together a global assemblage of primatologists, conservationists, and volunteers to reveal the intricate life of these majestic orangutans.

ISBN:

0806531339 (pbk.)
9780806531335 (pbk.) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)449856890

LCCN:

2009937070

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)