Ape House
Ape House
About this book
When a family of bonobo apes who know American Sign Language are kidnapped from a language laboratory, their mysterious appearance on a reality TV show propels scientist Isabel Duncan, together with reporter John Thigpen, on a personal mission to rescue them. An entertaining book that calls into question our assumptions about these animals who share 99.4% of our DNA.
Details
- ISBN-10
- 0385664443
- OL Work ID
- OL15399669W
Subjects
Animal rights movementHuman-animal relationshipsReality television programsFictionAnimal rights activistsBonoboBonobosnyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2011-04-24New York Times bestsellerFiction, generalWomen scientists, fictionLarge type booksAmerican Sign LanguageHuman-animal communicationAnimal rightsPan paniscusHuman-animal relationshipnyt:hardcover-fiction=2010-09-26