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This lovely new title looks at the lives of orangutans - from their birth to growing up, how they feed, grow, hunt, rest, and clean. Glorious, large colour photographs show the orangutan at every stage of its life. Simple, engaging text allows young readers to understand an orangutan's life. There is also information about the threats that orangutans face in the wild and how we can help them to survive in the future. ... Read more

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Get an up-close look at the adorable man of the forest in this colorful, easy-to-read book. See breathtaking photos of orangutans in their native habitat. Find out how orangutans build nests, use tools, and more! ... Read more

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Zoey disappears in New York City and Molly and her brother have to find Zoey fast! ... Read more

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The Zoo Life series offers a fascinating look at the captivating world of animals and zoos. With content supplied and verified by experienced zoo staff, each book explores the life of an animal born in an American zoo and compares it to life in the wild. Brain boosters, folktales, and links to conservation organizations provide additional insights into each species. ... Read more

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Orang-utans are a particularly important and interesting primate group because of their close evolutionary proximity to humans.Yet there is no comprehensive, single reference source covering the anatomy and morphology of these animals, their biology, or their evolution. In this unique volume, a group of internationally recognized experts and researchers review the literature and present new data on the skeletal anatomy, reproductive physiology and anatomy, neuroanatomy, behavior, evolutionary genetics, and paleontology of orangutans.It is the most thorough and comprehensive reference available on the biology and evolution of this fascinating primate group. ... Read more

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During the 1950s, the Sarawak house of Barbara Harrisson and her late husband Tom became a home for orphaned baby orangu-tan who had been found helpless in the jungle.Here, she describes her experiences rearing orang-utan in a half-wild state and her attempt to re-educate them to jungle life.The Harrissons decided eventually that their partially domesticated animals would have great difficulty surviving in the wild-- yet keeping full-sized orang-utans in the home was no more practical.This personal account of the joys and trials of raising orang-utan is both informative and delightful reading. ... Read more

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Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the orangutan of Borneo as revealed in the field studies of zoologist Birutâe Galdikas. ... Read more

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An account of one orangutan's life in the rain forest is interwoven with both factual and mythical information about these great apes which have become an endangered species. ... Read more