num_pages: 249
description: The adventures of Tarzan seem less fantastic when one reads the true story of Fred Merfield's life among the gorillas of the West African forests. Merfield has been described as the greatest white hunter in Africa, for he has sought out the most difficult terrain for his activities, and has constantly belied the theory that only African's have the necessary stealth, skill and endurance for tracking and hunting in their dense tropical forests.
language: English
title: Gorillas Were My Neighbours
publisher: Longmans, Green and Co