Chasing Lemurs
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Author |
: Keriann McGoogan |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages |
: 239 |
Release |
: 2020-03-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781633886216 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1633886212 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis Chasing Lemurs by : Keriann McGoogan
This inspiring memoir of one woman's experience in the field is an exotic adventure story, a surprise journey of self-discovery, and a deeply personal appreciation of a place that's unlike any other. At age twenty-five, graduate student Keriann McGoogan traveled into the wilds of Madagascar to study lemurs in their natural habitat and to set up a permanent field site in the remote northwest--a site to which she could later return to do research for her PhD in biological anthropology. Despite careful planning, the trip spiraled out of control. Food poisoning, harrowing backcountry roads, grueling hikes, challenging local politics, malaria, and an emergency evacuation would turn a simple reconnaissance into an epic adventure. In an engaging narrative, the author vividly describes the challenges of life in an isolated forest region while also bringing to life the wonders of Madagascar's incredible biodiversity, especially its many varieties of lemurs. Sadly, these rare animals are the most endangered group of primates in the world. At first accompanied by her thesis advisor, McGoogan is soon left alone when her mentor must return home. She carries on as the lone woman amid a small band of local male assistants, diligently conducting research on the lemur population around the camp. But when her right-hand man becomes delirious with malaria, she is forced to lead her team on a desperate three-day trek to safety. This fascinating memoir is equal parts a journey of self-discovery, an adventure story, and a heartfelt appreciation of a wonderful island country teaming with unique species and peopled by the warm and welcoming Malagasies with their intriguing indigenous culture.
Author |
: Ellie Sandall |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 32 |
Release |
: 2016-05-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781481471473 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1481471473 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis Follow Me! by : Ellie Sandall
Follow the lemurs, as they chase, hunt, and play.
Author |
: Patricia Chapple Wright |
Publisher |
: Lantern Books |
Total Pages |
: 271 |
Release |
: 2014-09-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781590564462 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1590564464 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis For the Love of Lemurs by : Patricia Chapple Wright
In 1986, primatologist Patricia Chapple Wright was given a seemingly impossible task: to travel to the rainforests of Madagascar and find the greater bamboo lemur, a species that hadn't been seen in the wild for thirty years. Not only did Wright discover that the primate still existed but that it lived alongside a completely new species. What followed was a love affair with an animal and a country that continues to this day. In this frank and enchanting sequel to High Moon Over the Amazon, Wright recounts the many challenges she faced, including separation from her daughter, a tempestuous romance with a fellow scientist, and political upheaval that threatens her dream of establishing a national park to ensure the safety of her precious lemurs. But in the end, her tenacity, daring, and passion for this endangered primate lead to extraordinary scientific breakthroughs and help bring the animal back from the brink of extinction.
Author |
: Anna TC Feistner |
Publisher |
: Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust |
Total Pages |
: 220 |
Release |
: |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781900375016 |
ISBN-13 |
: 190037501X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dodo by : Anna TC Feistner
Scientific journal from Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
Author |
: Joyce Ann Powzyk |
Publisher |
: Millbrook Press |
Total Pages |
: 50 |
Release |
: 2003-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0761326650 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780761326656 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Little Lemur Named Mew by : Joyce Ann Powzyk
Follows the life of a young ring-tailed lemur and his troop in the forests of Madegascar.
Author |
: Sue Williams |
Publisher |
: Dundurn |
Total Pages |
: 358 |
Release |
: 2019-05-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781459743922 |
ISBN-13 |
: 145974392X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ready to Come About by : Sue Williams
Three hundred nautical miles from shore, I‘m cold and sick and afraid. I pray for reprieve. I long for solid ground. And I can‘t help but ask myself, What the hell was I thinking? When Sue Williams set sail for the North Atlantic, it wasn’t a mid-life crisis. She had no affinity for the sea. And she didn’t have an adventure-seeking bone in her body. In the wake of a perfect storm of personal events, it suddenly became clear: her sons were adults now; they needed freedom to figure things out for themselves; she had to get out of their way. And it was now or never for her husband, David, to realize his dream to cross an ocean. So she’d go too. Ready to Come About is the story of a mother’s improbable adventure on the high seas and her profound journey within, through which she grew to believe that there is no gift more precious than the liberty to chart one’s own course, and that risk is a good thing ... sometimes, at least.
Author |
: Nellwyn Lampert |
Publisher |
: TouchWood Editions |
Total Pages |
: 184 |
Release |
: 2024-10-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781990071263 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1990071260 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Bad Artist by : Nellwyn Lampert
The perfect antidote to the toxicity of the current productivity narrative, this collection of essays on creativity features 21 Canadian and international writers, providing warmth, support, camaraderie, and empathy. In a world that worships productivity, creating for art’s sake is seen as romantic and nearly indefensible. For anyone who has ever struggled to honour their artistic impulses, Bad Artist offers an antidote to this toxic productivity narrative. This collection of essays features 21 Canadian and international writers from a breadth of backgrounds and experiences whose lives are not always proscribed by predictable work schedules or reliable support systems. They fit creating into the cracks of their lives, and through their stories show us all how to keep creating—not producing. As artists, many of whom have faced systemic barriers, the collection’s contributors offer pragmatic reflections on resisting the culture of productivity, reminding us that creativity can take many forms. Taken together, the essays present a comprehensive rumination on creativity in late capitalism, providing warmth, support, comradery, and empathy. It’s The Paris Review meets the Billfold’s “Doing Money” with a generous dash of the friend who knows you’re an artist even on the days when you’re not so sure.
Author |
: Christopher Butz |
Publisher |
: Heinemann-Raintree Library |
Total Pages |
: 36 |
Release |
: 2002-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 073985528X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780739855287 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (8X Downloads) |
Synopsis Lemurs by : Christopher Butz
A description of the physical characteristics, various types, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of lemurs, monkey-like mammals who primarily live in rain forests.
Author |
: William C. Burger |
Publisher |
: Prometheus Books |
Total Pages |
: 337 |
Release |
: 2009-12-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781615922161 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1615922164 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis Flowers by : William C. Burger
A leading botanist and popular science writer examines the crucial role flowers have played in life's evolutionary scheme as a fundamental energy resource for most of the biosphere.
Author |
: Con Slobodchikoff |
Publisher |
: Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages |
: 256 |
Release |
: 2012-11-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781250012050 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1250012058 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis Chasing Doctor Dolittle by : Con Slobodchikoff
"Slobodchikoff's ground-breaking research" (Jonathan Balcombe) shows us that animals have much to teach us about language Groundbreaking research has been done teaching animals human language, but what about the other way around? Studies have shown that lizards, squid, monkeys, and birds are talking to each other, communicating information about food, predators, squabbles, and petty jealousies. These animal languages are unique and highly adaptive. By exploring them, we come to appreciate the basis of our own languages; understanding or even "speaking" them allows us to get closer to the other species who inhabit this planet with us. The implications of animals having language are enormous. It has been one of the last bastions separating "us" from "them." Slobodchikoff's studies of the communication system of prairie dogs over twenty-five years have attracted a considerable amount of attention from the media, including a one-hour documentary on his work produced by BBC and Animal Planet. In Chasing Doctor Dolittle, he posits that the difference is one of degree, not the vast intellectual chasm that philosophers have talked about for millennia. Filled with meticulous research, vivid examples and daring conclusions, this book will challenge the reader's assumptions and open up new possibilities of understanding our fellow creatures.