DK Eyewitness
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Despite their size and strength gorillas are generally docile animals that live in close-knit family groups and as our close relatives provide intriguing insights into our own behaviour. This collection of superb photographs brings their story vividly to life.The book features the world's largest captive colony of lowland gorillas as well as many other primate species. Discover the secret lives of orangutans and chimpanzees how baboons have adapted to life on the African plains and spider monkeys to the rainforests of South America. See how gorillas and chimps have mastered sign languages and how people are trying to protect our endangered primate relatives. Written by wildlife biologist Ian Redmond who has worked extensively with mountain gorillas in Rwanda Gorilla is a unique and exciting introduction to the great apes monkeys and other primitive primates.
Elephants are magnificent creatures that have long intrigued people with their strength and intelligence. This book brings to life the story of their earliest origins on the plains of northern Africa more than 50 million years ago to the precarious future they face today.Starting with the life of a giant woolly mammoth the book features elephant anatomy in close-up and explains the social structure of the herd what happens when a bull elephant is in 'musth' and how females protect their young. Learn about the relationship between elephants and humans in India where they are used for transport and haulage. Discover the cruelty of the ivory trade and what you can do to help elephants from becoming extinct. Full of amazing facts and exceptional original photography Elephant is a unique and absorbing introduction to the complex life of the world's largest living land mammal.