Author | : Lori McManus |
Publisher | : Heinemann-Raintree Library |
Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1432958631 |
Examines gorillas, including their physiology, anatomy, habitat, and behavior.
Author | : Julia Durango |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2010-04-20 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 141693779X |
Something's going down at the Gorilla Villa, and King Big Daddy wants all the gorillas at the villa. Pronto! So gorillas on scooters and pogo sticks and even hot-air balloons have go to go-go gorillas or they'll miss the big surprise!
Author | : Karen Kane |
Publisher | : Lerner Publications |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 2001-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780822530404 |
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of mountain gorillas.
Author | : Dawn Prince-Hughes |
Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780816521500 |
Chronicles the days of a gorilla family, offering insight into their diet, communication, behavior, and recreation, provoking human introspection.
Author | : Bill Weber |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2002-12-03 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0743200071 |
Chronicles the attempts of the authors to protect and study the mountain gorillas of Rwanda, discussing the foundation of the Mountain Gorilla Project as well as the ecological and political situation of Rwanda.
Author | : Seymour Simon |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 38 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0060891025 |
Real gorillas are gentle, social animals who live together peacefully in family groups. A renowned science writer explores what makes these remarkable and often misunderstood creatures so fascinating. Full-color photos.
Author | : Gene Eckhart |
Publisher | : Johns Hopkins University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009-01-12 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780801890116 |
Tucked into one of the most beautiful and conflicted regions of the world are the last of the mountain gorillas. These apes have survived centuries of human encroachment into their habitat and range and decades of intense conflict and violence. The remaining 720 mountain gorillas exist in a fragile habitat, nestled in an area torn by human interests and needs for land, water, and minerals. With captivating photography and the most recent scientific research, Mountain Gorillas takes you deep into the montane rain forests of Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to reveal the complex story of the mountain gorillas of the Virunga Volcanos and Bwindi. Gene Eckhart and Annette Lanjouw reveal how humankind affects the gorillas and their habitat, detail the innovative conservation and education efforts undertaken by governments and nongovernmental organizations, and explain how ecotourism and other conservation-focused enterprises support efforts to protect the two mountain gorilla populations. This perfect blend of intimate photography, thought-provoking scholarship, and engaging stories demonstrates the inexorable ties among the animals, environment, and peoples of the region, and makes clear why the continued existence of the Virunga and Bwindi gorillas is so important. Mountain Gorillas features stunning photos and four appendices documenting key biological and ecological information, habitat vegetation, milestones in mountain gorilla conservation, and travel information.
Author | : Andrea B. Taylor |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 530 |
Release | : 2002-12-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1139435574 |
Gorillas are one of our closest living relatives, are the largest living primate, yet are perhaps the most misunderstood great ape. Teetering on the brink of extinction, they are also of increasing conservation concern. Gorilla Biology is the first comparative perspective on gorilla populations throughout their range.
Author | : Alexander H. Harcourt |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 479 |
Release | : 2008-09-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0226316041 |
Societies develop as a result of the interactions of individuals as they compete and cooperate with one another in the evolutionary struggle to survive and reproduce successfully. Gorilla society is arranged according to these different and sometimes conflicting evolutionary goals of the sexes. In seeking to understand why gorilla society exists as it does, Alexander H. Harcourt and Kelly J. Stewart bring together extensive data on wild gorillas, collected over decades by numerous researchers working in diverse habitats across Africa, to illustrate how the social system of gorillas has evolved and endured. Gorilla Society introduces recent theories explaining primate societies, describes gorilla life history, ecology, and social systems, and explores both sexes’ evolutionary strategies of survival and reproduction. With a focus on the future, Harcourt and Stewart conclude with suggestions for future research and conservation. An exemplary work of socioecology from two of the world’s best known gorilla biologists, Gorilla Society will be a landmark study on a par with the work of George Schaller—a synthesis of existing research on these remarkable animals and the societies in which they live.