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Encountering Gorillas
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Author : James L. Newman
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2013-07-05
Encountering Gorillas written by James L. Newman and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-05 with Social Science categories.
Gorillas, the largest of the apes inhabiting our planet, have been a source of fear, awe, and inspiration to humans. In this book, James L. Newman brings a lifetime of study of Africa to his compelling story of the rich and varied interaction between gorillas and humans since earliest contact. He illuminates the complex relationship over time through the interlinked themes of discovery, exploitation, understanding, and continuing survival. Tragically, the number of free-living gorillas—facing habitat loss, disease, and poaching—has declined dramatically over the course of the past century, and the future of the few that remain is highly uncertain. At the same time, those in zoos and sanctuaries now lead much more secure lives than they did earlier. Newman follows this transition, highlighting the roles played by key individuals, both humans and gorillas. Among the former have been adventurers, opportunists, writers, and scientists. The latter include real gorillas, such as Gargantua and Koko, and fictional ones, notably King Kong and Mighty Joe Young. This thoughtful and engaging book helps us understand how our image of gorillas has been both distorted and clarified through culture and science for centuries and how we now control the destiny of these magnificent great apes.
Swimming With Dolphins Tracking Gorillas
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Author : Ian Wood
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2012
Swimming With Dolphins Tracking Gorillas written by Ian Wood and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Nature categories.
This book covers how, when and where to enjoy some of nature's most thrilling experiences
Gorilla Rescue
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Author : Jill Bailey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Gorilla Rescue written by Jill Bailey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Gorilla categories.
Emmanuel, an employee of the Rwandan National Park, saves several gorillas from poachers and sets out on a tracking expedition to count gorillas for an upcoming census.
Gorillas
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Gorillas written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Gorilla categories.
This work covers all three subspecies of the gorilla, photographed over an eight-year period: the mountain gorilla, the eastern and the western lowland mountain subspecies. Once feared, gorillas are known to be some of the gentlest creatures on Earth, and this book ponders their uncertain future.
Gorilla
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Author : Ian Redmond
language : en
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Release Date : 1997-08-21
Gorilla written by Ian Redmond and has been published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-08-21 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Despite their size and strength gorillas are generally docile animals that live in close-knit family groups and as our close relatives provide intriguing insights into our own behaviour. This collection of superb photographs brings their story vividly to life.The book features the world's largest captive colony of lowland gorillas as well as many other primate species. Discover the secret lives of orangutans and chimpanzees how baboons have adapted to life on the African plains and spider monkeys to the rainforests of South America. See how gorillas and chimps have mastered sign languages and how people are trying to protect our endangered primate relatives. Written by wildlife biologist Ian Redmond who has worked extensively with mountain gorillas in Rwanda Gorilla is a unique and exciting introduction to the great apes monkeys and other primitive primates.
Gorillas
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Author : Stephan Brewer
language : en
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Release Date : 2010-08-01
Gorillas written by Stephan Brewer and has been published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Easy-to-read text and full-color photographs depict the physical characteristics, habitat, and life cycle of gorillas.
Gorilla Society
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Author : Alexander H. Harcourt
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2008-09-15
Gorilla Society written by Alexander H. Harcourt 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 2008-09-15 with Science categories.
Societies develop as a result of the interactions of individuals as they compete and cooperate with one another in the evolutionary struggle to survive and reproduce successfully. Gorilla society is arranged according to these different and sometimes conflicting evolutionary goals of the sexes. In seeking to understand why gorilla society exists as it does, Alexander H. Harcourt and Kelly J. Stewart bring together extensive data on wild gorillas, collected over decades by numerous researchers working in diverse habitats across Africa, to illustrate how the social system of gorillas has evolved and endured. Gorilla Society introduces recent theories explaining primate societies, describes gorilla life history, ecology, and social systems, and explores both sexes’ evolutionary strategies of survival and reproduction. With a focus on the future, Harcourt and Stewart conclude with suggestions for future research and conservation. An exemplary work of socioecology from two of the world’s best known gorilla biologists, Gorilla Society will be a landmark study on a par with the work of George Schaller—a synthesis of existing research on these remarkable animals and the societies in which they live.
Gorilla
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Author : Ted Gott
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2013-06-01
Gorilla written by Ted Gott and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-01 with Nature categories.
Since coming to international prominence in the mid-nineteenth century when English, French, and American scientists first encountered them, the gorilla’s physical resemblance to humans has struck a deep chord. Gorillas quickly came to dominate evolutionary debates and grew prevalent in literature, art, film, and popular culture—they are the focus of movies such as Congo and the inspiration for the video game character Donkey Kong and DC Comics super villain Gorilla Grodd. In Gorilla, Ted Grott and Kathryn Weir provide a compelling and unsettling account of our relationship with these highly intelligent animals as they fight extinction due to habitat destruction, commercial hunting, and disease. Gott and Weir describe how early European observations of gorillas in their native Africa were the genesis of literary and artistic representations such as King Kong. At the same time, gorillas became symbolic of sexuality and subconscious, uncontrolled urges, and influenced theories of criminality. It was not until Dian Fossey’s research in the 1960s and 1970s that many misconceptions about the gorilla—especially their violence—were dispelled. A notable history of the gorilla’s influence on our culture and its plight at the hands of humans, Gorilla will appeal to any animal lover wanting to learn more about this noble creature and its uncertain future.
In The Kingdom Of Gorillas
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Author : Bill Weber
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2002-12-03
In The Kingdom Of Gorillas written by Bill Weber and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-12-03 with Nature categories.
Chronicles the attempts of the authors to protect and study the mountain gorillas of Rwanda, discussing the foundation of the Mountain Gorilla Project as well as the ecological and political situation of Rwanda.
Face To Face With Gorillas
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Author : Michael Nichols
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2009
Face To Face With Gorillas written by Michael Nichols and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Nick Nichols and Mike Fay take you deep into the heart of the African jungle to meet a gorilla face to face.