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Just like us : a veterinarian's visual memoir of our vanishing great ape relatives

Just like us : a veterinarian's visual memoir of our vanishing great ape relatives

Quinn, Rick, author, photographer.
Book 2020

"For most of his life, veterinarian Rick Quinn ignored a deep longing to meaningfully protect the endangered animals that fascinated him. Then one day, he read two magazine clippings about the great apes and knew it was time to set aside excuses and find the means to help. Armed with his camera and an insatiable curiosity, Dr. Quinn set off for the front lines of great ape conservation. Just Like Us is a gorgeous tribute to our not-too-distant re...

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Apes Behavior
Apes Psychology
Endangered species
Hominids
Human-animal relationships
Veterinarians Canada Biography
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ISBN:
9781734880212
Edition:
First edition
Description:
xi, 231 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
Contents:
Prologue
We are all great apes
The silent promise
Through a wider lens
Pant-hoots and bloodcurdling screams
Shaggy red primates and troubling red flags
In the heartland of the Congo basin
Orphaned refugees: returning home
Active gorilla duty
The final photo shoot: risking crime, kidnapping, and homicide
Epilogue
LCCN:
bc2042280899
Control Number:
3054984
Other Authors:
Goodall, Jane, 1934- writer of foreword
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