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Description edit
Eating Apes is an eloquent book about a disturbing secret: the looming extinction of humanity's closest relatives, the African great apes--chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas. Dale Peterson's impassioned exposé details how, with the unprecedented opening of African forests by European and... read more
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Setting & Locations edit
- Cameroon
- Congo Basin
- Central African Republic
- Gabon
- Brazzaville
- Siv
- Pokola
- United States
- Kinshasa
- Ouesso
- Zaire
- Kenya
- Europe
- West Africa
- Nairobi
- Nouabalé
- Libreville
- Hiv-2
- Bertoua
- Bordeaux
- Sangha River
- Atlantic
- Senegal
- Gambia
- Washoe
- Germany
- Ghana
- Yaoundé
- Nigeria
- Goma
- Douala
- Bangui
- Birmingham
- East Africa
- Banjul
- Limbe
- Kisangani
- Sierra Leone
- Washington
First Sentence edit
Apes are distinguished as being among the very few items on the menu capable (before preparation) of laughter as an expression of mirth.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 6 of 28 in California Studies in Food and Culture. (publisher series)
Preceded by Safe Food, and followed by Revolution at the Table.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Dale Peterson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0520230906
Page Count: 333
Publisher: University of California Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0520230906
Page Count: 333
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: QL737.P96 P463 2003
- Dewey: 333.95980967
Subjects edit
- Books › Science › Biological Sciences › Animals › Apes & Monkeys
- Books › Outdoors & Nature › Environment › Conservation
- Books › Science › Biological Sciences › Biology
- Books › Outdoors & Nature › Conservation › Wildlife
- Books › Outdoors & Nature › Conservation › Endangered Species
- Books › Business & Investing › Economics › Natural Resources
- Books › Business & Investing › International
- Books › Outdoors & Nature › Fauna
- Books › History › Africa
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