Great Apes: Protecting Our Animal Cousins
Feb 2025 · Orca Wild Book 15 · Orca Book Publishers
Ebook
88
Pages
family_home
Eligible
info
reportRatings and reviews aren’t verified Learn More
About this ebook
Key Selling Points
- This book explores the biology, habitat and threats to survival of all great apes, including chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans. Additional content profiles famous apes and the scientists, conservationists and young people who work with and protect them.
- Great apes are our closest relatives in the animal world, but their populations are all at risk of becoming extinct. They are either listed as Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
- Deals with topical issues including habitat loss, deforestation, biodiversity, food insecurity, global warming, climate change and the climate crisis.
- Author Christopher Gudgeon writes books, TV shows and movies. He has more than 20 books published for adults and kids.
- There are a number of designated, ape-related special days over the course of a year, including World Bonobos Day, World Chimpanzee Day, International Orangutan Day, International Primate Day, World Gorilla Day, and Great Apes Day. There are also a number of days dedicated to wildlife and conservation, including World Wildlife Day, Earth Day, Endangered Species Day, International Day for Biological Diversity, National Wildlife Day, and World Animal Day.
About the author
Christopher Gudgeon writes books, TV shows and movies. He loves animals, nature, ghost stories and magic. His previous books include Ghost Trackers: The Unreal World of Ghosts, Ghost-Hunting and the Paranormal and Luck of the Draw: True-Life Tales of Lottery Winners and Losers. He lives in Toronto.
Rate this ebook
Tell us what you think.
Reading information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.
