primatologists

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primatologists

Watching the wild apes

the primate studies of Goodall, Fossey, and Galdikas
1976
Describes the field work of three female primatologists and what their studies have revealed about the behavioral patterns of chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans in their natural habitat.

Jane Goodall

a twentieth-century life
2008
Presents a personal profile of primatologist Jane Goodall, discussing her childhood in France and England, the influences that led her to a career observing and studying chimpanzees in Africa, her marriages and child, and the causes and charities she supported in later life.

Jane Goodall

2003
A biography of the zoologist, discussing her personal life as well as her work with chimpanzees at the Gombe Stream Reserve in Tanzania.

Walking with the great apes

Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birut? Galdikas
1991
The stories of three women who dedicated their lives to the study of primate ethology.

Dian Fossey

2001
A biography of conservationist Dian Fossey, who studied and learned to communicate with mountain gorillas in Africa.

In the wild

2006
Describes the work of Dr. Tara Stoinski, Dr. Thomas Butynski and other zoo biologists dedicated to saving Earth's endangered species.

Dian Fossey

among the gorillas
2004
Profiles the life of the scientist who studied mountain gorillas in central Africa and worked to ensure their survival.

Jane Goodall

the woman who redefined man
2008
Chronicles the life of English primatologist Jane Goodall, discussing her work with chimpanzees in Tanzania and her significance in scientific history.

Dian Fossey

2003
Profiles the life of the scientist who studied mountain gorillas in central Africa and worked to ensure their survival.

Jane Goodall

leading animal behaviorist
1997
A simple presentation of the life of the ethologist who brought chimp behavior to the attention of the world.

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