Chimpanzee Memoirs

Stories of Studying and Saving Our Closest Living Relatives

Stephen Ross, Lydia Hopper

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Columbia University Press
10 May 2022

Primates

Chimpanzees fascinate people for many reasons. We are struck by the apes' resemblance to humanity, as seen in their use of tools and their complex social lives, and we are moved by the threats that human activity poses to them. Our awareness of our closest living relatives testifies to the efforts of the remarkable people who study these creatures and work to protect them. What motivates someone to dedicate their lives to chimpanzees? How does that reflect on our own species?

This book brings together a range of chimpanzee experts who tell powerful personal stories about their lives and careers. It features some of the world's preeminent primatologists-including Jane Goodall and Frans de Waal-as well as representatives of a new generation from varied backgrounds. In addition to field scientists, the book features anthropologists, biologists, psychologists, veterinarians, conservationists, and the director of a chimpanzee sanctuary. Some grew up in the English countryside, others in villages in Congo; some first encountered chimpanzees in a zoo, others in the forests surrounding their homes. All are united by a common purpose: to study and understand chimpanzees in order to protect them in the wild and care for them in zoos and sanctuaries. Contributors share what inspired them, what shaped their career choices, and what motivates them to strive for solutions to the many challenges that chimpanzees face today.

Edited by: Stephen Ross, Lydia Hopper
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9780231199285
ISBN 10: 0231199287
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 10 May 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword Acknowledgments 1. Jane Goodall 2. Lilly Ajarova 3. Richard Wrangham 4. John Mitani 5. Caroline Asiimwe 6. Anne Pusey 7. Tetsuro Matsuzawa 8. Christophe Boesch 9. Andrew Whiten 10. Melissa Emery Thompson 11. David Koni 12. Tatyana Humle 13. Brian Hare 14. Raven Jackson-Jewett 15. Frans de Waal 16. Elizabeth Lonsdorf Afterword Suggested Reading

Stephen Ross is the director of the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. He is a coeditor of The Mind of the Chimpanzee (2010) and, with Lydia Hopper, Chimpanzees in Context (2020). Lydia Hopper is an associate professor and director of behavioral management at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is an adjunct scientist at and was previously assistant director of the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes at Lincoln Park Zoo.

Reviews for Chimpanzee Memoirs: Stories of Studying and Saving Our Closest Living Relatives

Chimpanzee Memoirs is an invaluable collection of essays by a who's who of researchers who know these amazing nonhuman beings in astonishing detail. Reading these pieces, that come straight from the authors' hands and hearts, is a most inspirational experience that explains what they did, why they did it, what it all means, and most importantly, what still needs to be done in the future to give these remarkable great apes the best lives possible in an increasingly human-dominated world. I hope it enjoys a global audience because the numerous lessons that are offered can be applied to many different species who depend on our goodwill for their very survival. -- Marc Bekoff, Ph.D., University of Colorado, author of <i>A Dog's World: Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World Without Humans</i>