Chimp in the Family The True Story of Two Infants - One Human, One Chimpanzee - Growing up Together

Name: Chimp in the Family The True Story of Two Infants - One Human, One Chimpanzee - Growing up Together
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ISBN: 9781569244609

ISBN-10: 156924460X

ISBN-13: 9781569244609

Edition: 2004

Authors: Vince Smith

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In 1990, when Vince Smith was working as a senior keeper at Chester Zoo in the English countryside, a newborn chimpanzee in his care was abandoned by her mother. Named Sophie, the infant chimp was taken home and hand-reared by Vince and his wife Audrey. Six months later another new baby arrived: Oliver, their son. A Chimp in the Family is the compelling, entertaining account of Sophie's life. Vince Smith vividly describes the parallel upbringing of Oliver and Sophie -- through her early years with Vince and his family, her traumatic journey back to the zoo and unsuccessful efforts to socialize with other chimps, her repatriation to Africa and reunion with her human foster family, and her…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 3/29/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Preface



The Wilds of Shropshire



A Dry Run



The Front Line of Conservation



A Hairless Sibling



Actions Speak Louder than Words



Orphaned



Life in Captivity



Back to the Congo



Inhuman or Human Behavior



Karibuni Kenya



Repatriation



End of a Nightmare



Congo Fever



Nonhuman Friends



Games and Creativity



Becoming Chimp



Integration



Community Life



Kwa Heri, Kenya



Life Begins at Forty


References


Acknowledgments