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Among Orangutans, Red Apes and the Rise of Human Culture

Among Orangutans, Red Apes and the Rise of Human Culture

by Carel van Schaik  •  Perry van Dujinhoven (Photographer)

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 320 PAGES

In this compelling illustrated book Carel van Schaik explores the habits and ecology of the Orangutan in Borneo and Sumatra. Van Schaik is a professor at Duke University with an interest in the socioecology of orangutans and the evolution of culture. The text is considerably enhanced by the color photographs by nature photographer Perry van Duijnhoven.  (NAT63, $29.95)


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