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- catalog abstract ""Orangutans, the fabled red apes of the forests of Indonesia, share 97 percent of the biological makeup of human beings. But it is not for this reason alone that they have captured the interest and attention of scientists and naturalists. They are remarkable animals in their own right, living solitary and peaceful lives in the tree canopy of the dense tropical rain forest of the Indonesian islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Subsisting on fruit, leaves, and other vegetation, they interact very little with other animals and pose a threat to none. But their own existence is now endangered by poaching, forest cutting, and gold mining, which are reducing at a great rate the pristine forest areas that orangutans require to live." "Now, for the first time, Birute Galdikas, the world's leading authority on orangutans, offers a rich picture of their life based on her intimate observation of hundreds of the animals in their native habitat; she spends as much as six months every year in her research camp at the edge of Tanjung Puting National Park near Kalimantan, Borneo. She has succeeded not only in rescuing several hundred wild-born orangutans previously held as pets or in substandard zoos, but also in studying the life cycles and behavior of both wild and semiwild animals, with particular attention to mothers and their young. The results of her knowledge inform the text of this remarkable book."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b11495678.
- catalog contributor b11495679.
- catalog contributor b11495680.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""Orangutans, the fabled red apes of the forests of Indonesia, share 97 percent of the biological makeup of human beings. But it is not for this reason alone that they have captured the interest and attention of scientists and naturalists. They are remarkable animals in their own right, living solitary and peaceful lives in the tree canopy of the dense tropical rain forest of the Indonesian islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Subsisting on fruit, leaves, and other vegetation, they interact very little with other animals and pose a threat to none. But their own existence is now endangered by poaching, forest cutting, and gold mining, which are reducing at a great rate the pristine forest areas that orangutans require to live." "Now, for the first time, Birute Galdikas, the world's leading authority on orangutans, offers a rich picture of their life based on her intimate observation of hundreds of the animals in their native habitat; she spends as much as six months every year in her research camp at the edge of Tanjung Puting National Park near Kalimantan, Borneo. She has succeeded not only in rescuing several hundred wild-born orangutans previously held as pets or in substandard zoos, but also in studying the life cycles and behavior of both wild and semiwild animals, with particular attention to mothers and their young. The results of her knowledge inform the text of this remarkable book."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "The most enigmatic ape in the world -- The best mothers in the world -- Kusasi : male orangutan extraordinaire -- Borneo's great forest -- Saving Eden.".
- catalog extent "144 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Orangutan odyssey.".
- catalog identifier "0810936941".
- catalog isFormatOf "Orangutan odyssey.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Harry N. Abrams,".
- catalog relation "Orangutan odyssey.".
- catalog spatial "Borneo.".
- catalog subject "599.88/3/095983 21".
- catalog subject "Bornean orangutan Borneo.".
- catalog subject "Orangutan Borneo.".
- catalog subject "Orangutans Borneo.".
- catalog subject "QL737.P96 G356 1999".
- catalog tableOfContents "The most enigmatic ape in the world -- The best mothers in the world -- Kusasi : male orangutan extraordinaire -- Borneo's great forest -- Saving Eden.".
- catalog title "Orangutan odyssey / by Biruté M.F. Galdikas and Nancy Briggs ; introduction by Jane Goodall ; photographs by Karl Ammann.".
- catalog type "text".