We all recognize these highly intelligent and impressive animals - orangutans. But very few people know anything about their habits and how they live. Around 6,000 of these animals die every year; they are among the world's most endangered species. This book reveals the truth abouth the tragedy besetting the jungles of Borneo and Sumatra. The breathtaking and moving photographs cannot fail to trigger a strong emotional reaction on the part of the reader.
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This review is from: Thinkers of the Jungle (Hardcover)
This is not your normal "cutesy" wildlife pictorial about our friends of the Indonesian and Malaysian forest, even though the pictures are fabulous. This unusual -- and absolutely essential -- portrait of orangutans even goes beyond zoology. Based on the experience of Dr. Willie Smits, it graphically presents cases of extreme maltreatment of our shaggy relatives, and explains what we can/should/must do. Hold on... this read could be a bumpy ride. But it is well worth it.
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This book has 3 authors: Gerd Schuster, Willie Smits and Jay Ullal. However, it is not clear who wrote what part of the book. Jay Ullal is photographer (really splendid photographs!). I am not sure whether he wrote anything. The other two authors -together- wrote the text. At the end of the last chapter (confusingly, chapters are not numbered!) one reads: "Text: Willie Smits, edited by Gerd Schuster" and this is also indicated directly below the chapter title.
The chapter before the last one is written by Willie Smits which is indicated at the end of the chapter, but not at the beginning of the chapter. The rest of the chapters do not indicate an author. Despite this, one encounters several times the word 'I'. One must guess who 'I' is. Unsurprisingly, people are confused. However, the most important thing about the book is that Smits has been and is very active in the protection of the orangutan. Nobody else in the world has done so much to protect orangutans. See especially the last chapter about the Samboja Lestari project!
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They Are So Much Like Us,
By Christine "There are no secrets, only informa... (Virginia Beach, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Thinkers of the Jungle (Hardcover)
This is a well written and beautifully photographed book about the dwindling Orangutan population and what can be done to help them. It gives factual information about the Orangutan way of life, what happens to them when they are taken from their homes in South Asia and how their natural habitats are disappearing. A wonderful book which will awe and inspire you.
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red primates, pygmaeus morio, little orangutan, red apes, orangutan female, orangutan babies, ape baby, pygmaeus pygmaeus, wood thieves, ape female, jungle giants, ape male, female ape, little apes, illegal loggers, oil plantations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Willie Smits, Central Kalimantan, Samboja Lestari, Anne Russon, Nyaru Menteng, Halfway House, Tanjung Puting, Lone Dröscher-Nielsen, Sungai Wain, East Kalimantan, Sinar Mas, Black Orangutan, National Park, Willie Snits, Jay Ullal, Camp Leakey, Carel van Schaik, Sumatran Orangutan, Schwäbisch Hall, Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals, West Kalimantan, Honolulu Zoo, Northeast Bornean Orangutan Browse Sample Pages:
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red primates, pygmaeus morio, little orangutan, red apes, orangutan female, orangutan babies, ape baby, pygmaeus pygmaeus, wood thieves, ape female, jungle giants, ape male, female ape, little apes, illegal loggers, oil plantations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Willie Smits, Central Kalimantan, Samboja Lestari, Anne Russon, Nyaru Menteng, Halfway House, Tanjung Puting, Lone Dröscher-Nielsen, Sungai Wain, East Kalimantan, Sinar Mas, Black Orangutan, National Park, Willie Snits, Jay Ullal, Camp Leakey, Carel van Schaik, Sumatran Orangutan, Schwäbisch Hall, Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals, West Kalimantan, Honolulu Zoo, Northeast Bornean Orangutan Browse Sample Pages:
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