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Just like us : a veterinarian's visual memoir of our vanishing great ape relatives / Rick Quinn ; foreword by Jane Goodall.

by Quinn, Rick.

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Girl Friday Books, 2020.

636.089092 Q73j

Veterinarians -- Canada -- Biography.

Apes -- Behavior.

Wildlife conservation.

Human-animal relationships.

9781734880212 (hc.)

xi, 231 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm.

"For most of his life, veterinarian Rick Quinn ignored a deep longing to meaningfully protect the endangered animals that fascinated him. Then one day, he read two magazine clippings about the great apes and knew it was time to set aside excuses and find the means to help. Armed with his camera and an insatiable curiosity, Dr. Quinn set off for the front lines of great ape conservation. This book is a gorgeous tribute to our not-too-distant relatives, as well as the courageous people who are risking their lives to protect them. In this remarkable memoir, we follow Dr. Quinn's seven-year journey across seven African countries and Indonesia, where he photographed each great ape species in its natural habitat. Using inspiring stories juxtaposed with stunning photographs, he illuminates the threats to great ape survival as well as the complexity of saving them. The result delivers an empathetic sense that these magnificent beings really are -- strikingly so -- just like us."

Goodall, Jane, 1934-

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