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Praise for the previous"A fascinating firsthand account of the behavior and intelligence of orangutans, Russon's book is also an account of the successes, failures, and politics of orangutan rehabilitation in the forests of Borneo and Sumatra... The book is lavishly illustrated with full color photographs."- Choice The only great apes found in Asia, these arboreal wizards are by nature elusive and solitary, and inhabit nearly inaccessible tropical rainforests. The tragedy is that orangutans are almost extinct, surviving in the wild only on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra where human influx is rapidly appropriating their habitat. Based on fifteen years of research, this extraordinary and definitive book focuses on orangutan intelligence and behavior. This book A scientific history of orangutans Detailed descriptions of orangutans and their natural habitat Astonishing behavior patterns Rehabilitation operations at Camp Leakey and Wanariset The complex politics of orangutan rescue work Results of orangutans released back into the forest Updated resources What the future holds for these primates. With one hundred color photographs taken by the author during her visits to the rainforests, Orangutans is an absorbing and instructive look at the unusual world of orangutans.
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Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Cloth, dj, F/VG+. 222pp, many colour illustrations throughout, index, a nice fine copy in a slightly marked dustjacket that has a small repaired tear at the base of the spine. Beautifully illustrated account of the lives of our closest relatives. The Orangutans share 97% of our DNA. 1000 grams. Seller Inventory # 54640
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Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Cloth, dj, F/F. 222pp, many colour illustrations throughout, index, a nice fine copy. New. Beautifully illustrated account of the lives of our closest relatives. The Orangutans share 97% of our DNA. 1000 grams. Seller Inventory # 17875
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Hardcover. Condition: F/F/VG. y 1st. Edn. Thus 1st. Imp. FNL. HARDBACK, "1999 EDITION," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edn: 1st.* Imp: 1st. Full number line.* Date of Publication: 1999* Publisher: Robert Hale.* Binding and cover condition: Dark Green cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, absolutely minimal shelf wear to tail of spine. FINE* Jacket condition: Colour photo-illustrated dust wrapper showing an adult male orangutan, white titles to spine and face. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing a shelf price of £16.99 on publishers adhesive label. Some shelf wear to top & bottom edges and to head & tail of spine. Short ½? tear at head of spine now re-inforced. Rear flap creased. Now in clear protective wrapper. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Coloured end papers (dark green). Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, very slight marks to top-edge, otherwise no visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: Numerous colour and a few b/w photos within text throughout.* Pages: 203 pp. text. xxii pp., list of organisations, bibliography, index & blank pages at rear.* Description: Orangutans are our closest relatives, sharing an astonishing 97 per cent of our DNA. This book focuses primarily on their minds, and is based on ten years of research that the author and scientist Anne E. Russon has undertaken studying Orangutan behaviour. The tragedy is that they are now near extinction. They survive in freedom only on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, where human influx is rapidly appropriating their habitat. With over 100 colour photographs taken by the author during her visits to the rain forests, this is a rare, insider's look at the complex and unusual world of Orangutans.* A FINE text copy of the 1st/1st fnl. with no visible faults in a VG protected dust jacket.* 1999-12-01. n. Seller Inventory # 5482
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