Title: Planet of the Great Apes
Author: Alexandrine Civard-Racinais, Olivier-Marc Nadel
Publisher: Belin jeunesse
Year: 2015
Pages: 72
Dimensions: 19 x 24 x 1 cm
Language: French
Condition: like new
Publisher summary:
Who are the great apes? From Africa to Asia, let’s set off to meet gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans. Let’s be amazed by their incredible ways of life and by all the points they have in common with us. Let’s watch a grooming session among common chimpanzees, discover the role of the silverback within a gorilla group, follow the solitary orangutans from branch to branch and observe how female bonobos lead the way! We’ll also walk in the footsteps of Sabrina Krief, the essential veterinary doctor who spends several months each year in Uganda in contact with wild chimpanzees to study how they use plants to heal themselves, and in the traces of these women who have devoted their lives to protecting the great apes, starting with Dian Fossey—without forgetting a moving portrait of Nénette, the orangutan ambassador in Paris! Historical and cultural highlights, astonishing portfolios, and testimonies from researchers, caretakers and veterinarians who work in the field… this is a highly rich documentary to learn more about these fascinating animals, which must be protected because they are in danger of extinction.