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Here is the story of three gifted women trained by the famed Louis Leakey. This book, "a sensitive and revealing contribution to the legend of a unique sisterhood" (Chicago Tribune), tells of three women who each gave her mature life to the love, study, and defense of another primate species.

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BIRUTE GALDIKAS sits cross-legged by the female orangutan, Supinah, who is lying spread-eagled in the dirt.

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  1. Sy Montgomery (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co.
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Publication Date: 1991
ISBN: 0395515971
Page Count: 280

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  3. primatology
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