Chimpanzee Travels: On and Off the Road in Africa by Dale Peterson

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Chimpanzee Travels: On and Off the Road in Africa by Dale Peterson
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Paperback: 279 pages

Publisher: University of Georgia Press February 2003

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0820324892

ISBN-13: 978-0820324890

Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches

Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces

From Publishers Weekly
In 1990 and 1991, the author made extended trips to Africa in search of chimpanzees to study. Peterson, coauthor with Jane Goodall of Visions of Caliban, covered nine countries, using local transportation to reach remote places. He found chimps in reserves, zoos, private homes and rehabilitation camps. This exhilarating account of his travels describes the Ndoki Forest Reserve in northern Congo republic as "Paradise." Traveling there with a Bantu guide and four marijuana-smoking pygmies, he encountered gorillas, giant forest hogs and chimpanzees. He went to the Baboon Islands of Gambia to observe research animals brought there for rehabilitation. At the Lope-Okanda Forest Reserve in Gabon, the animals are protected from hunters, but permits have been issued for logging. Peterson writes as well about fellow travelers?bored European tourists, Peace Corps workers, researchers?in this absorbing adventure-nature story.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal
Peterson, coauthor with Jane Goodall of Visions of Caliban (LJ 2/1/93) and author of The Deluge and The Ark (LJ 2/1/89), weaves a story of his African excursions that will make readers feel like they've been on safari. In this delightful book, Peterson recaps his journeys to find and photograph what is believed to be our closest primate relative. Readers will be amazed at his perseverance in locating the famed Gombe research center, where he met Goodall. Along with well-respected personages such as Goodall and primatologist Amy Vedderm, you'll meet such eccentric primates as Cephas and Polly Boom. You'll also experience the sights, sounds, and sensations of being in a totally foreign environment. Highly recommended where travelogs are popular.
Edell Marie Schaefer, Brookfield P.L., Wis.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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