The Orangutans. Their Evolution, Behavior, And Future.

Kaplan, Gisela and Lesley J. Rogers.

ISBN 10: 0738202908 / ISBN 13: 9780738202907

Published by Perseus Publishing. 2000., 2000

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Hardback. Second Printing. Near Fine Condition in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight Bright Attractive Copy With No Markings To The Book. $23.00 Original Price is Present and Unclipped on the Front Dustjacket Flap. ISBN 0-7382-0290-8. Copy One.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Orangutans. Their Evolution, Behavior, And Future.
• Publisher: Perseus Publishing. 2000.
• Publication Date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0738202908
• ISBN 13: 9780738202907
• Binding: Hardcover
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

In this eye-opening book, two experts on animal communication paint a compassionate picture of the species of great apes that behaves most like us. Blending the work of other scientists with their own extensive research in orangutan behavior, Kaplan and Rogers give rare insight into the lives, and the plight, of these peaceful, intelligent creatures. They provide an amazing account of orangutan behaviors, from their remarkable mothering skills to their ways of communication. Interspersed throughout are charming tales of some of the orangutans the authors have met and befriended. The authors also discuss the uncertain fate of these gentle forest dwellers, whose jungle habitat is visibly dwindling day by day. Illustrated throughout, The Orangutans is the first book to focus entirely on these remarkable primates and their relationship to humans in the evolutionary tree.

About the Author

Gisela Kaplan and Lesley J. Rogers are professors at the University of New England in New South Wales, Australia, and are active researchers of orangutans in Indonesia and Malaysia. Rogers is the author of Minds of Their Own: Thinking and Awareness in Animals.