Pre-Owned The Intimate Ape: Orangutans and the Secret Life of a Vanishing Species Paperback

Pre-Owned The Intimate Ape: Orangutans and the Secret Life of a Vanishing Species Paperback

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Publishers Weekly,Of all the great apes, orangutans have been the most neglected by researchers. In this remarkably empathetic book, Thompson (Letters from Prison) sets about correcting this omission. Interweaving his own contact with the apes with the work of primatologists and veterinarians who have made studying orangutans in the forests of Borneo and Sumatra their mission, and how the unassuming orangutan-ostensibly the least compelling primate-came to demand his due. Thompson establishes the individuality of the reclusive Indonesian apes-the paralyzed but inquisitive Kiki; Kusasi, the dominant maverick; the elusive Merah, who bonds with humans over their shared affection for her baby. We also learn that they fashion a kind of leaf doll to take to bed with them, that the Sumatran subspecies are adept at making and using tools, that they communicate and analyze the intentions of others. Even if the narrative gets bogged down and buckles under the weight of detail (some of it quite dry), there is still abundant pleasure to be found in the book's earnest and affectionate portrait of this captivating and increasingly imperiled species. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved,Publishers Weekly,Publishers Weekly,Of all the great apes, orangutans have been the most neglected by researchers. In this remarkably empathetic book, Thompson (Letters from Prison) sets about correcting this omission. Interweaving his own contact with the apes with the work of primatologists and veterinarians who have made studying orangutans in the forests of Borneo and Sumatra their mission, and how the unassuming orangutan-ostensibly the least compelling primate-came to demand his due. Thompson establishes the individuality of the reclusive Indonesian apes-the paralyzed but inquisitive Kiki; Kusasi, the dominant maverick; the elusive Merah, who bonds with humans over their shared affection for her baby. We also learn that they fashion a kind of leaf doll to take to bed with them, that the Sumatran subspecies are adept at making and using tools, that they communicate and analyze the intentions of others. Even if the narrative gets bogged down and buckles under the weight of detail (some of it quite dry), there is still abundant pleasure to be found in the book's earnest and affectionate portrait of this captivating and increasingly imperiled species. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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