Publisher's Synopsis
'To look into the eyes of an orang-utan is to come face to face with one's own humanity. The species differences are blurred. Something intangible-a feeling of knowing and yet not knowing-passes between human and red ape. The fleeting exchange leaves a sense of wonder.' The Orang-utans gives a rare and intriguing insight into the amazing life of one of our closest relatives. Blending their own extensive experiences with orang-utans and the latest scientific knowledge, Gisela Kaplan and Lesley Rogers provide a fascinating and often moving account of these tree apes. And along the way we are introduced to such orang-utans as Judy, the orphan who thwarts all attempts to return her to the wild BJ the schemer Jessica and her new baby motherless Abbie and Raja the street-wise 'gangster'. The book also looks at the future prospects of these remarkable creatures. With their rainforest habitat diminishing, will they survive in the wild?
