Chimpanzee Travels: On And Off The Road In Africa

by Dale Peterson

Book Overview

A lifelong fascination with primates led Dale Peterson to Africa, which he crisscrossed in hope of sighting chimpanzees in the wild. As with any adventure worth retelling, however, Peterson's detours... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 020140737X
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent africa armchair travel and chimpanzee conservation read

This is a well written, captivating account of peterson's travels around africa to see chimps in the wild and what he learns about their behavior, treatment by people and their conservation in the process. peterson's good humor comes through in many anecdotes and his intelligence shines in observations and conclusions. i highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the realities of budget travel in africa, chimpanzees and chimp conservation.