The Year of the Gorilla

This seminal work chronicles George B. Schaller's two years of travel and observation of gorillas in East and Central Africa in the late 1950s, high in the Virunga volcanoes on the Zaire-Rwanda-Uganda border. There, he learned that these majestic animals, far from being the aggressive apes of film and fiction, form close-knit societies of caring mothers and protective fathers watching over playful young. Alongside his observations of gorilla society, Schaller celebrates the enforced yet splendid solitude of the naturalist, recounts the adventures he experienced along the way, and offers a warning against poaching and other human threats against these endangered creatures. This edition features a postscript detailing Schaller's more recent visits with gorillas, current to 2009.

ISBN 0226736474   Pages 290 ISBN13 9780226736471 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher The University of Chicago Press   Weight (grammes) 340 Imprint University of Chicago Press   Published in Chicago, IL Format Paperback   Height (mm) 203 Publication date 30 Nov 2010   Width (mm) 113 Library of Congress 2009019646   Spine width (mm) 18 DEWEY 599.884096   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

		Foreword, 1988
		Introduction		1
1		In the Realm of the Mountain Gorilla		14
2		The Impenetrable Forest		40
3		Interlude in the Plains		60
4		Mt. Tshiaberimu		72
5		A Walk in the Forest		82
6		Among Gorillas		105
7		A Home in the Highlands		137
8		A Gorilla Day		170
9		"Am I Satyr or Man?"		216
10		Uhuru		233
		Epilogue		254
		Postscript, 1989-2009		259
		Selected Reading		273

"Whether the author is tracking gorillas, slipping past elephant herds on narrow jungle paths, avoiding poachers' deadfalls, or routing Watusi invaders, this is an exciting book. Although Schaller feels that this is 'not an adventure book,' few readers will be able to agree." - Irven DeVore, Science "In the course of his fresh, bright book, Schaller does not so much argue for his biological ecumenism as - talking, walking, doing, going, describing - he exemplifies it." - Naomi Bliven, New Yorker"

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