Jane Goodall's account of her life among the wild chimpanzees of
Gombe is one of the most enthralling stories of animal behavior
ever written. Her adventure began when the famous anthropologist
Louis Leakey suggested that a long-term study of chimpanzees in the
wild might shed light on the behavior of our Stone Age ancestors.
Accompanied by only her mother and her African assistants, she set
up camp in the remote Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve in Tanzania.
For months the project seemed hopeless; out in the jungle from dawn
until dark, she had but fleeting glimpses of frightened animals. At
last came the day when she was accepted and no longer feared. She
was able to record previously unknown behavior, such as the
use--and even the making--of tools, until then believed to be an
exclusive skill of man. As she came to know the chimps as
individuals, she deciphered their complicated social hierarchy,
their rituals, and many other extraordinary behaviors, which have
forever changed our understanding of the profound connection
between humans and chimpanzees."In the Shadow of Man" is "one of
the Western world's great scientific achievements" (Stephen Jay
Gould) and a vivid, essential journey of discovery for each new
generation of readers.
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