The chimps of Fauna Sanctuary : a true story of resilience and recovery
(Book)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.
Physical Desc
268 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Status

Copies

LocationCall NumberStatus
Richland Hills Public Library - NonfictionSCIENCE ANIMALS WESTOLLOn Shelf

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

More Details

Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.
Format
Book
Language
English

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"In 1997 Gloria Grow started a sanctuary for chimps retired from biomedical research on her farm outside Montreal. For the indomitable Gloria, caring for thirteen great apes is like presiding over a maximum security prison, a Zen sanctuary, an old folks home, and a New York deli during the lunchtime rush all rolled into one. But she is first and foremost creating a refuge for her troubled charges, a place where they can recover and begin to trust humans again. Hoping to win some of this trust, the journalist Andrew Westoll spent months at Fauna Farm as a volunteer and vividly recounts his time in the chimp house and the histories of its residents. He arrives with dreams of striking up an immediate friendship with the legendary Tom, the wise face of the Great Ape Protection Act, but Tom seems all too content to ignore him. Gradually, though, old man Tommie and the rest of the troop begin to warm toward Westoll as he learns the routines of life at the farm and realizes just how far the chimps have come. Seemingly simple things like grooming, establishing friendships and alliances, and playing games with the garden hose are all poignant testament to the capacity of these animals to heal. Brimming with empathy and winning stories of Gloria and her charges, The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary is an absorbing, bighearted book that grapples with questions of just what we owe to the animals who are our nearest genetic relations"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
"A journalist and primatologist tells the remarkable story of thirteen chimpanzees and the people who care for them at Fauna Sanctuary as they recover from the trauma of years of use as laboratory subjects and learn how to trust humans and, more importantly, how to be chimps again"--,Provided by publisher.

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Westoll, A. (2011). The chimps of Fauna Sanctuary: a true story of resilience and recovery . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Westoll, Andrew. 2011. The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary: A True Story of Resilience and Recovery. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Westoll, Andrew. The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary: A True Story of Resilience and Recovery Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Westoll, Andrew. The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary: A True Story of Resilience and Recovery Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

Staff View

Loading Staff View.