The chimps of Fauna Sanctuary : a true story of resilience and recovery
Record details
- ISBN: 9781443408271 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1443408271 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
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1 online resource - Publisher: [Toronto, Ontario] : HarperCollins Canada, 2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Chimphouse floor plan -- Full-moon week -- Zihuatanejo, Quebec -- Our disquieting doubles -- Blueprints of a dream -- The cage hospital -- Toby and the hoodlums -- Operation cucarachas -- Tales from the campfire -- The pressure washer -- Inner sanctuary -- War memorials -- The haunted -- The end of an era. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on online resource; title from EPUB title page (OverDrive viewed, October 2, 2013). |
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Subject: | Chimpanzees -- Conservation Chimpanzees -- Behavior Animal rescue Wildlife recovery Wildlife refuges |
Genre: | Electronic books. |
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Summary:
Andrew Westoll spent months at Fauna Sanctuary, a refuge for thirteen chimps rescued from a research lab, as a volunteer caregiver. In The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary, Westoll vividly recounts his adventures in the chimp house and the heart-wrenching histories of its residents. He arrives with dreams of striking up an immediate friendship with the legendary Tom, a father figure to the rest of the chimps. Tom proves the greatest teacher to the indomitable Gloria Grow, who presides over the sanctuary. Through Westoll's eyes, we witness the chimps' remarkable recovery first-hand. Simple things like establishing friendships, nurturing alliances, grooming one another and playing games of tickle-chase are all poignant testament to the capacity of these animals to heal-- and to learn how to be chimps again.