A riveting, jargon-free overview of one of the great stories of animal research. Wicks%E2%80%99s cartoony illustrations are a great match for the story they never get bogged down with unnecessary details and briskly move forward the account of the women and their subjects. Ottaviani succeeds in capturing their hard work and the thrilling breakthroughs during years of research, without looking away from some of the darker details, such as Leakey%E2%80%99s womanizing. The women make groundbreaking discoveries in primatology, forever changing scientists%E2%80%99 views of humans%E2%80%99 closest relatives while battling obstacles%E2%80%94from poachers to government obstruction. Fossey and Galdikas have similar stories, studying gorillas and orangutans respectively. The book begins with a young Goodall, who is fascinated by Tarzan (and is jealous of %E2%80%9Cthe other Jane%E2%80%9D), as she%E2%80%99s drawn into research by Leakey, who believes that women make better researchers than men due to their observational skills. Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas (Primates, 1) Jim Ottaviani 271 Hardcover 39 offers from 2.25 Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier Jim Ottaviani 100 Paperback 12.99 In The Shadow Of Man Jane Goodall 744 Paperback 11.79 Feynman Jim Ottaviani 225 Paperback 20. Ottaviani(Feynman) examines the lives and scientific work of the three great primatologists of the 1960s, as they intersect through mutual mentor Louis Leakey.
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