The intimate ape
Subtitle: orangutans and the secret life of a vanishing species
By: Shawn Thompson ; foreword by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Contributors: Masson, J. Moussaieff (Jeffrey Moussaieff), 1941-
Publisher: B Citadel Press; b Citadel Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780806531335
Subjects: Animal Behavior; Orang-Utan; Orangutans; Bornean orangutan; Behavior; Pongo pygmaeus
Description: The author brings together a global assemblage of primatologists, conservationists, and volunteers to reveal the intricate life of these majestic orangutans.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-283) and index.
Table of contents: title: Orangutans, us, and a common planet / by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson; title: Jungle confidential; title: In deepest, darkest Borneo; title: Forest murmurs; title: Touched by an ape; title: Sumatra : the other side of paradise; title: Too smart for us; title: The little schoolhouse in the jungle; title: Music to their ears; title: The heartfelt man; title: Our lady of the forests; title: Requiem for an ape; title: Fare thee well, orangutan.