"This is a book about autism. Specifically, it is about my autism, which is both like and unlike other people's autism. But just as much, it is a story about how I emerged from the darkness of it into the beauty of it." In this elegant and thought-provoking memoir, Dawn Prince-H…
The author relates her experiences as a late-diagnosed autistic, describing struggles with antisocial impulses, her connection with the gorillas at a Seattle zoo, and her eventual ability to develop human relationships.
For two years Thor Hanson lived in a remote village on the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest where he worked with the local trackers to save one of the world's most magnificent endangered species, the mountain gorilla. He survived the local moonshine, baboons stealing his veget…
"In almost every generation, an animal will be born that is destined to be special and will capture the hearts of the people who are lucky enough to see him/her. Such an animal was Samson the Gorilla at the Milwaukee County Zoo. He was believed to be the largest gorilla in capti…
Complete with fun facts and designed with young children in mind, this book is filled with bright, colorful photography and clearly written text. Young readers will learn what gorillas eat, where gorillas sleep, what gorillas do for fun, and much more. Written by a former teache…
Research on the mental abilities of chimpanzees and bonobos has been widely celebrated and used in reconstructions of human evolution. In contrast, less attention has been paid to the abilities of gorillas and orangutans. This 1999 volume aims to help complete the picture of hom…
Lascivious beast or shy vegetarian? -- Good shot : Europe and America meet the gorilla -- Gorilla mania -- All in the family.
Only coming to prominence in the mid-nineteenth century when English, French and American scientists encountered the animal for the first time, the gorilla's physical resemblance to humans immediately struck a chord. This book presents a history of this animal's influence on our…
Only coming to prominence in the mid-nineteenth century when English, French and American scientists encountered the animal for the first time, the gorilla's physical resemblance to humans immediately struck a chord. This book presents a history of this animal's influence on our…
"Since coming to international prominence in the mid-nineteenth century when English, French, and American scientists first encountered them, the gorilla's physical resemblance to humans has struck a deep chord. Gorillas quickly came to dominate evolutionary debates and grew pre…
James L. Newman brings a lifetime of study to this powerful exploration of the rich and varied interaction between gorillas and humans since earliest contact. Tragically, most free-living gorillas-facing habitat loss, disease, and poaching-are now endangered. At the same time, t…
James L. Newman brings a lifetime of study to this powerful exploration of the rich and varied interaction between gorillas and humans since earliest contact. Tragically, most free-living gorillas-facing habitat loss, disease, and poaching-are now endangered. At the same time, t…
"The first photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal atlas of a baby gorilla, this book details the comparative and phylogenetic context of the gross anatomy and evolutionary history of the soft tissue morphology of modern humans and one of their closest relatives. With detai…