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Among The Orangutans
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Author : Evelyn Gallardo
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 1993-03-01
Among The Orangutans written by Evelyn Gallardo and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-03-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A student of the renowned paleontologist Dr. Louis B. Leakey and a colleague of both Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall, Birute Galdikas is the world's foremost authority on the life and behavior of the orangutan. For more than twenty years she has lived in the jungles of Borneo, devoting her life to studying and preserving this endangered animal as well as its disappearing rain forest habitat. The informative text describes both the obstacles and adventures of Dr. Galdikas's explorations as well as her startling discoveries, and the full-color photographs brilliantly capture her life among the orangutans. Birute Galdikas is an impressive role model, and her inspiring story serves as a reminder that the future of our fragile world, as well as our understanding of it, lies in the dreams and determination of today's young naturalists.
Among The Orangutans
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Author : Evelyn Gallardo
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
Release Date : 1993
Among The Orangutans written by Evelyn Gallardo and has been published by Chronicle Books (CA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes the life and research of Biruté Galdikas, prominent expert on the behavior of orangutans in the wild.
Among Orangutans
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Author : Carel van Schaik
language : en
Publisher: teNeues
Release Date : 2004
Among Orangutans written by Carel van Schaik and has been published by teNeues this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
The local people know him as the "Man of the Forest," who refused to speak for fear of being put to work. And indeed the bear-like Sumatran orangutan, with his moon face, lanky arms, and shaggy red hair, does seem uncannily human; one of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, the orangutan may have much to tell us about the origins of human intelligence, technology, and culture. In this book one of the world's leading experts on Sumatran orangutans, working in collaboration with nature photographer Perry van Duijnhoven, takes us deep into the disappearing world of these captivating primates. In a narrative that is part adventure, part field journal, part call to conscience, Carel van Schaik introduces us to the colorful characters and complex lives of the orangutans who inhabit the vanishing forests of Sumatra. In compelling words and pictures, we come to know the personalities and temperaments of our primate cousins as they go about their days: building double-decker tree nests; using leaves as napkins, gloves, rain hats, and blankets, and sticks as backscratchers and probes; nurturing their infants longer and more intensely than any other nonhuman mammal. Here are the births and deaths, the first use of a tool, the defeat of a rival, the gradual loss of influence that, while fascinating to observe, may also help us to reconstruct human evolution.
Among The Orangutans
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Author : Evelyn Gallardo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993-03-01
Among The Orangutans written by Evelyn Gallardo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-03-01 with categories.
Describes the life and research of Birute Galdikas, prominent expert on the behavior of orangutans in the wild.
Orang Utans In Borneo
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Author : Gisela Kaplan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Orang Utans In Borneo written by Gisela Kaplan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Psychology categories.
Wattana
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Author : Chris Herzfeld
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2016-05-02
Wattana written by Chris Herzfeld and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-02 with Science categories.
She likes tea, sews, draws on papers and is a self-taught master of tying and untying knots. But she is not a crafty woman of the DIY set: she is Wattana, an orangutan who lives in the Jardin des Plantes Zoo in Paris. And it is in Paris where Chris Herzfeld first encounters and becomes impressed by Wattana and her exceptional abilities with knots. In Wattana: An Orangutan in Paris Herzfeld tells not only Wattana’s fascinating story, but also the story of orangutans and other primates—including bonobos, chimpanzees, and gorillas—in captivity. Offering a uniquely intimate look at the daily lives of captive great apes, Herzfeld uses Wattana’s life to trace the history of orangutans from their first arrival in Europe in 1776 to the inhabitants of the Zoo of Paris and other zoos today. She provides a close look at the habits, technical know-how, and skills of Wattana, who, remarkably, uses strings, paper rolls, rope, and even pieces of wood to make things. And she thoughtfully explores how apes individually—and often with ingenuity—come to terms with and adapt to their captive environments and caretakers. Through these stories, Wattana sympathetically reveals the extraordinary psychology and distinctive personalities of great apes as well as the interconnections between animal and human lives, especially in zoos. Scientists predict that orangutans will disappear from the wild by 2030, and captive animals like Wattana may, as a result, provide our best chance to understand and appreciate their astonishing intelligence and abilities. Wattana, the accomplished maker of knots, is the hero of this poignant book, which will enthrall anyone curious about the lives of our primate cousins.
Orangutans
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Author : Serge A. Wich
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2010-01-07
Orangutans written by Serge A. Wich and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-07 with Science categories.
This book describes one of our closest relatives, the orangutan, and the only extant great ape in Asia. It is increasingly clear that orangutan populations show extensive variation in behavioural ecology, morphology, life history, and genes. Indeed, on the strength of the latest genetic and morphological evidence, it has been proposed that orangutans actually constitute two species which diverged more than a million years ago - one on the island of Sumatra the other on Borneo, with the latter comprising three subspecies. This book has two main aims. The first is to carefully compare data from every orangutan research site, examining the differences and similarities between orangutan species, subspecies and populations. The second is to develop a theoretical framework in which these differences and similarities can be explained. To achieve these goals the editors have assembled the world's leading orangutan experts to rigorously synthesize and compare the data, quantify the similarities or differences, and seek to explain them. Orangutans is the first synthesis of orangutan biology to adopt this novel, comparative approach. It analyses and compares the latest data, developing a theoretical framework to explain morphological, life history, and behavioural variation. Intriguingly, not all behavioural differences can be attributed to ecological variation between and within the two islands; relative rates of social learning also appear to have been influential. The book also emphasizes the crucial impact of human settlement on orangutans and looks ahead to the future prospects for the survival of critically endangered natural populations.
The Neglected Ape
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Author : Biruté M.F. Galdikas
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-11-11
The Neglected Ape written by Biruté M.F. Galdikas and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-11 with Science categories.
The orangutan is the most highly endangered species of great ape. Orangutans are threatened by deforestation, poaching, the illegal pet trade, and the isolation and fragmen tation of dwindling wild populations. Their conservation is impeded by certain aspects of their ecology (e. g. , a rain forest habitat) and certain features of their life history (e. g. , an eight-to twelve-year interbirth interval). Added to the U. S. Endangered Species List in 1970, the orangutan is now clearly on the road to extinction. The number of wild orangutans in Borneo and Sumatra is currently estimated to have decreased to between 12,300 and 20,571 individuals. Only 2% of original orangutan habitat is protected and some of these areas are now being destroyed. Clearly, attention to ecology, demography, censusing, rehabilitation, and conservation is essential if the orangutan is to survive in the wild beyond the next century. The protection of orangutans is a complex, multifaceted problem, involving such pressing issues as human poverty, overpopulation, and the economic development of Southeast Asia. Although the orangutan has been placed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), more orangutans were sold illegally in Taiwan between 1990 and 1993 than are housed in all the world's zoos. In the past, scientific and public attention has centered on the African apes. For this reason, the sole Asian great ape, the orangutan, has been called the "neglected ape.
Orangutans
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Author : Anne E. Russon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Orangutans written by Anne E. Russon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Nature categories.
Rare insights into the complex and unusual world of orangutans, based on the author's 10 years of on-site research.
Orangutans In Borneo
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Author : Tamara Thiessen
language : en
Publisher: Horizon Guides
Release Date : 2019-06-20
Orangutans In Borneo written by Tamara Thiessen and has been published by Horizon Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-20 with Travel categories.
Horizon Guides’ Orangutans in Borneo is your one-stop guide to responsible orangutan tourism.
This guide provides the inspiration and practical information you need to begin planning a trip to see orangutans in Borneo.
We compare how to see orangutans in the wild with those in rehabilitation centres, look at the different locations in Borneo where you can see orangutans and explore conservation efforts to save the orangutan’s habitat.
In this guide:
- In-depth travel planning guide to orangutan trips in Borneo
- First-hand travel experiences from conservationists, charities and animal welfare experts
- Route maps highlighting potential itineraries
- Guidance on when to visit and what to experience
Our Orangutans in Borneo guide is designed to help travellers learn more about how to see orangutans and their behaviour. Get inspired by our first-hand experiences and get planning with our in-depth guides.