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- catalog abstract ""Kaplan, who also specializes in psychology, and Rogers, a biologist and neuroethologist, delve into the heart of orangutan behavior and society. They describe in amazing detail how orangutans learn from each other, mother their young, and communicate. Blending their own extensive research with the work of other scientists in the field, they offer fresh insight into orangutans' emotions and the evolution of their brains. Kaplan and Rogers wrestle with a number of intriguing questions, from how orangutans cope with grief to whether they are conscious or self-aware." "The Orangutans is also a moving treatise describing the perilous future of these magnificent forest dwellers. The authors bring an extremely grounded perspective to the politically charged issue of saving the rainforests, a battleground where biologists and environmentalists fight industry and agriculture to preserve a sensitive ecosystem. They reveal the devastating effects on the habitat of orangutans - who live only on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo - of recent fires, droughts, and widespread floods. Driving home the danger we face of losing these extraordinary animals, they evaluate the best ways to protect orangutans in the wild and preserve our evolutionary heritage."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b12314449.
- catalog contributor b12314450.
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""Kaplan, who also specializes in psychology, and Rogers, a biologist and neuroethologist, delve into the heart of orangutan behavior and society. They describe in amazing detail how orangutans learn from each other, mother their young, and communicate. Blending their own extensive research with the work of other scientists in the field, they offer fresh insight into orangutans' emotions and the evolution of their brains. Kaplan and Rogers wrestle with a number of intriguing questions, from how orangutans cope with grief to whether they are conscious or self-aware." "The Orangutans is also a moving treatise describing the perilous future of these magnificent forest dwellers. The authors bring an extremely grounded perspective to the politically charged issue of saving the rainforests, a battleground where biologists and environmentalists fight industry and agriculture to preserve a sensitive ecosystem. They reveal the devastating effects on the habitat of orangutans - who live only on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo - of recent fires, droughts, and widespread floods. Driving home the danger we face of losing these extraordinary animals, they evaluate the best ways to protect orangutans in the wild and preserve our evolutionary heritage."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-184) and index.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. Evolution -- Arriving at an island home -- Apes on the evolutionary tree -- Adaptations of the orangutan -- pt. 2. Behavior -- Mothers and infants -- Learning -- Problem solving and tool use -- Communication -- Mating, sex, and diversity -- pt. 3. Future of the species -- In human company, captive or free -- Future?".
- catalog extent "191 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Orangutans.".
- catalog identifier "0738202908".
- catalog isFormatOf "Orangutans.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : Perseus Pub.,".
- catalog relation "Orangutans.".
- catalog spatial "Borneo.".
- catalog spatial "Indonesia Sumatra.".
- catalog subject "2000 G-615".
- catalog subject "Bornean orangutan Borneo.".
- catalog subject "Bornean orangutan Indonesia Sumatra.".
- catalog subject "Orangutan Borneo.".
- catalog subject "Orangutan Indonesia Sumatra.".
- catalog subject "Pongo pygmaeus.".
- catalog subject "QL 737.P96 K17o 2000".
- catalog subject "QL737.P96 K37 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. Evolution -- Arriving at an island home -- Apes on the evolutionary tree -- Adaptations of the orangutan -- pt. 2. Behavior -- Mothers and infants -- Learning -- Problem solving and tool use -- Communication -- Mating, sex, and diversity -- pt. 3. Future of the species -- In human company, captive or free -- Future?".
- catalog title "The orangutans / Gisela Kaplan, Lesley J. Rogers.".
- catalog type "text".