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Siddle and her husband, David, never expected the farm they bought in Zambia would become the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage, the largest primate sanctuary in the world. It all began the day a game ranger brought Pal, a wounded chimpanzee, to them. Siddle nursed Pal back to health, and as Zambian laws were passed making it illegal for chimpanzees to be privately owned, more chimpanzees followed. Siddle shares the stories of some of the individual chimps: Rita, who arrives with emotional scars but ends up as a mother figure to many of the other chimps; Sandy, whose antics are both irritating and frustrating; and Milla, a much older chimp who is barely familiar with her own kind. Siddle even adopts a baby hippopotamus, Billy, who believes her home is in the Siddles' house! Siddle and her husband face very real problems as well--overcrowding, many chimpanzee escape attempts, and chimp attacks, one of which is near-fatal. Always engrossing, Siddle's memoir gives the reader a real feeling for the complex chimps that populate Chimfunshi. Kristine Huntley
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"A testimony to human bravery and compassion that will lift the spirits of all who read it." -- Roger Fouts, author of Next of Kin, and Deborah Fouts
"An exhilarating—even heroic—life caring for orphaned chimpanzees…on a farm in Africa, by Siddle, the caregiver herself" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Siddle offers many warm and insightful stories of the chimps' intelligence, courage, and personality." -- Library Journal
"Well-paced, in turns poignant and amusing, but above all inspiring." -- Cynthia Moss, author of Elephant Memories: Thirteen Years in the Life of an Elephant Family
"[Siddle] writes about the humanity of chimps; their feelings and perceptions, their ability to copes and their inherent limitations." -- Faith McNulty, Providence Journal
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Siddle and her husband, David, never expected the farm they bought in Zambia would become the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage, the largest primate sanctuary in the world. It all began the day a game ranger brought Pal, a wounded chimpanzee, to them. Siddle nursed Pal back to health, and as Zambian laws were passed making it illegal for chimpanzees to be privately owned, more chimpanzees followed. Siddle shares the stories of some of the individual chimps: Rita, who arrives with emotional scars but ends up as a mother figure to many of the other chimps; Sandy, whose antics are both irritating and frustrating; and Milla, a much older chimp who is barely familiar with her own kind. Siddle even adopts a baby hippopotamus, Billy, who believes her home is in the Siddles' house! Siddle and her husband face very real problems as well--overcrowding, many chimpanzee escape attempts, and chimp attacks, one of which is near-fatal. Always engrossing, Siddle's memoir gives the reader a real feeling for the complex chimps that populate Chimfunshi. Kristine Huntley
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Review
"A testimony to human bravery and compassion that will lift the spirits of all who read it." -- Roger Fouts, author of Next of Kin, and Deborah Fouts
"An exhilarating—even heroic—life caring for orphaned chimpanzees…on a farm in Africa, by Siddle, the caregiver herself" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Siddle offers many warm and insightful stories of the chimps' intelligence, courage, and personality." -- Library Journal
"Well-paced, in turns poignant and amusing, but above all inspiring." -- Cynthia Moss, author of Elephant Memories: Thirteen Years in the Life of an Elephant Family
"[Siddle] writes about the humanity of chimps; their feelings and perceptions, their ability to copes and their inherent limitations." -- Faith McNulty, Providence Journal
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They say you'll never forget where you were and what you were doing at momentous occasions in your life, but I honestly can't recall the circumstances of October 18, 1983. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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They say you'll never forget where you were and what you were doing at momentous occasions in your life, but I honestly can't recall the circumstances of October 18, 1983. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chimp keepers, handling cages, daily bush, more chimps, other chimps, older chimps, many chimps, first chimp, baby hippo, baby chimps, game rangers, new enclosures Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Big Jane, Boo Boo, The Youngsters, Little Jane, Kafue River, South Africa, Jane Goodall, Family Tree, Brother Tony, Father Vince, Liza Do Little, Ingrid Regnell, Philippe Bussi, Sahara Desert, Cape Town New!
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