Orangutans - Couverture souple

Shumaker, Robert W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0760329990 ISBN 13 : 9780760329993

Editeur : Voyageur Pr, 2007

Synopsis

Few animals interest us as much as our relatives the great apes, and among these primates orangutans have a special appeal. The orangutan ("man of the forest" in the Malay language) is highly intelligent, creating and using tools in the wild, solving problems and puzzles in captivity--and manipulating symbols in a way that makes some scientists suspect that this fellow creature might someday master language.

A natural history of orangutans by one of the world's foremost researchers on the species, this book provides an introduction that is at once engagingly accessible and in-depth. Here readers will encounter orangutans, the only great apes in Asia, in their ever-shrinking habitat, the rain forests of Sumatra, Indonesia, and Borneo.

This book delves into their history, their habits, their endangered status, and what studies--many conducted by the author himself--have told us about how orangutans learn, think, and feel.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Orangutans are one of mankind s closest relatives even their name translates from the Malay words meaning People of the Forest . They have a special reputation for patience and persistence, and are notoriously clever when faced with a challenge. Orangutans are the world's largest tree-living mammal, and spend most of their time high in the rain forest canopies of Sumatra and Borneo. However, the days of the wild orangutans are numbered. Logging, agriculture and hunting pose critical threats to their survival. At the current rate of habitat destruction, wild orangutans could be lost within one generation, which would make them the first great ape to become extinct in recorded history. Orangutans are sentient individuals who deserve far better treatment than our species currently provides for them. Urgent action is required to ensure they continue to survive.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Voyageur Pr
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0760329990
• ISBN 13: 9780760329993
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 72
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible