Author: Jeffrey H. Schwartz
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195043716
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Collective works on the orang-utan, from the broader evolutionary perspective to the details of what makes this animal not just unique among humanoids, but distinctive among primates in general.
Orangutans
Author: Junaidi Payne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780262162531
Category : Bornean orangutan
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Extraordinary photographs in color by award-winning photographer Cede Prudente reveal little-seen aspects of orangutan life in the rainforest and showcase the breathtaking landscapes of Borneo and Sumatra. Orangutans also includes a map of orangutan distribution and information on where to see orangutans in the wild."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780262162531
Category : Bornean orangutan
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Extraordinary photographs in color by award-winning photographer Cede Prudente reveal little-seen aspects of orangutan life in the rainforest and showcase the breathtaking landscapes of Borneo and Sumatra. Orangutans also includes a map of orangutan distribution and information on where to see orangutans in the wild."--BOOK JACKET.
Wild Man from Borneo
Author: Robert Cribb
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824840267
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Wild Man from Borneo offers the first comprehensive history of the human-orangutan encounter. Arguably the most humanlike of all the great apes, particularly in intelligence and behavior, the orangutan has been cherished, used, and abused ever since it was first brought to the attention of Europeans in the seventeenth century. The red ape has engaged the interest of scientists, philosophers, artists, and the public at large in a bewildering array of guises that have by no means been exclusively zoological or ecological. One reason for such a long-term engagement with a being found only on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra is that, like its fellow great apes, the orangutan stands on that most uncomfortable dividing line between human and animal, existing, for us, on what has been called “the dangerous edge of the garden of nature.” Beginning with the scientific discovery of the red ape more than three hundred years ago, this work goes on to examine the ways in which its human attributes have been both recognized and denied in science, philosophy, travel literature, popular science, literature, theatre, museums, and film. The authors offer a provocative analysis of the origin of the name “orangutan,” trace how the ape has been recruited to arguments on topics as diverse as slavery and rape, and outline the history of attempts to save the animal from extinction. Today, while human populations increase exponentially, that of the orangutan is in dangerous decline. The remaining “wild men of Borneo” are under increasing threat from mining interests, logging, human population expansion, and the widespread destruction of forests. The authors hope that this history will, by adding to our knowledge of this fascinating being, assist in some small way in their preservation.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824840267
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Wild Man from Borneo offers the first comprehensive history of the human-orangutan encounter. Arguably the most humanlike of all the great apes, particularly in intelligence and behavior, the orangutan has been cherished, used, and abused ever since it was first brought to the attention of Europeans in the seventeenth century. The red ape has engaged the interest of scientists, philosophers, artists, and the public at large in a bewildering array of guises that have by no means been exclusively zoological or ecological. One reason for such a long-term engagement with a being found only on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra is that, like its fellow great apes, the orangutan stands on that most uncomfortable dividing line between human and animal, existing, for us, on what has been called “the dangerous edge of the garden of nature.” Beginning with the scientific discovery of the red ape more than three hundred years ago, this work goes on to examine the ways in which its human attributes have been both recognized and denied in science, philosophy, travel literature, popular science, literature, theatre, museums, and film. The authors offer a provocative analysis of the origin of the name “orangutan,” trace how the ape has been recruited to arguments on topics as diverse as slavery and rape, and outline the history of attempts to save the animal from extinction. Today, while human populations increase exponentially, that of the orangutan is in dangerous decline. The remaining “wild men of Borneo” are under increasing threat from mining interests, logging, human population expansion, and the widespread destruction of forests. The authors hope that this history will, by adding to our knowledge of this fascinating being, assist in some small way in their preservation.
The Queen’s Orang-Utan
Author: David Walliams
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008135142
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Written exclusively for Comic Relief 2015 by David Walliams. From Number One bestselling picture book duo, David Walliams and Tony Ross, comes this spectacularly funny story for children of 3 and up.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008135142
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Written exclusively for Comic Relief 2015 by David Walliams. From Number One bestselling picture book duo, David Walliams and Tony Ross, comes this spectacularly funny story for children of 3 and up.
Orang-utan Biology
Author: Jeffrey H. Schwartz
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195043716
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Collective works on the orang-utan, from the broader evolutionary perspective to the details of what makes this animal not just unique among humanoids, but distinctive among primates in general.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195043716
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Collective works on the orang-utan, from the broader evolutionary perspective to the details of what makes this animal not just unique among humanoids, but distinctive among primates in general.
Finding Our Humanity
Author: Leif Cocks
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648501800
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648501800
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Orang Utan
Author: L.E.M. de Boer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9789061937029
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9789061937029
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Orangutan
Author: Rita Goldner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983633358
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A children's picture book about a day in the life of a young orangutan in the rainforest canopy of Borneo.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983633358
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A children's picture book about a day in the life of a young orangutan in the rainforest canopy of Borneo.
The Malay Archipelago, the Land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise
Author: Alfred Russel Wallace
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Orangutan Odyssey
Author: Biruté Marija Filomena Galdikas
Publisher: New York : Harry N. Abrams
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
With this pictorial essay, Galdikas brings to life her work with these shy & endangered red apes. Taking readers to her remote rainforest headquarters, Galdikas draws on Karl Ammann's unparalleled photographs to present intimate portraits of the individual orangutans she's come to know & offers rare glimpses of their behavior in the wild.
Publisher: New York : Harry N. Abrams
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
With this pictorial essay, Galdikas brings to life her work with these shy & endangered red apes. Taking readers to her remote rainforest headquarters, Galdikas draws on Karl Ammann's unparalleled photographs to present intimate portraits of the individual orangutans she's come to know & offers rare glimpses of their behavior in the wild.
The Nomenclature for Man, the Chimpanzee, the Orang-utan, and the Barbary Ape
Author: Charles Wardell Stiles
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Apes
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Apes
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description