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HUGGING THE CHIMPS: Adventures in Burundi | 
 enlarge | Author: Christel Hann
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Category: Book
Buy New: $16.95
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 708639
Media: Paperback
Pages: 296
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 1418442437
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9781418442439
ASIN: 1418442437
Publication Date: November 10, 2004
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Product Description
Hugging the Chimps is the fascinating story of a woman who ventures to Burundi, in Central Africa, to fulfill her life-long dream: to live with chimpanzees and experience first-hand what they are really like. In the midst of a brutal civil war that devastates the country and claims the lives of two fellow workers at the Jane Goodall Institute, she provides tender loving care to a large group of orphaned chimpanzees who have been rescued from poachers and pet traders. Life with the chimpanzees is not all joy. The frisky youngsters frequently attack and bite fellow-apes and caretakers. A baby chimp is stillborn. A powerful, escaped male launches a near fatal assault on one of the keepers. Other first-hand accounts include trips to bleak refugee camps, visits to an orphanage for children from Rwanda, and a weekend spent tracking wild chimpanzees through the forest. AS the author gets to know her charges intimately, her life-long fascination with chimpanzees turns into true love of the creatures who have more than 98% of their genes in common with man. This is an inspiring and informative story that will delight all readers, especially those who love animals and tales of travel and adventure.
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Hugs for Chimps in Burundi February 6, 2005
Eleanor H. Freese (Santa Barbara, CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
HUGGING THE CHIMPS: ADVENTURES IN BURUNDI by Christel Hann
is a highly interesting and informative account of one woman's experiences as a volunteer working with chimpanzees at the
Jane Goodall Institute in Burundi, Central Africa. At the time of her visit, Burundi was torn by civil strife with daily incidents of violence threatening those living and working in that small country. Ms Hann balances her concerns for her safety and that of her coworkers with a heartwarming account of her day to day life caring for her chimps. After you read this book, you may not want to visit Burundi but you will wish that you, too, could experience hugging the chimps in such a natural setting.
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