Ape House: A NovelRandom House Publishing Group, 7 Sep 2010 - 320 halaman NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly) novel “full of heart, hope, and compelling questions about who we really are” (Redbook) from the acclaimed author of At the Water’s Edge and Water for Elephants “Terrific: an incisive piece of social commentary.”—The New York Times Book Review Isabel Duncan, a scientist at the Great Ape Language Lab, doesn’t understand people, but apes she gets—especially the bonobos Sam, Bonzi, Lola, Mbongo, Jelani, and Makena, who are capable of reason and communication through American Sign Language. Isabel feels more comfortable in their world than she’s ever felt among humans—until she meets John Thigpen, a very married reporter writing a human interest feature. But when an explosion rocks the lab, John’s piece turns into the story of a lifetime—and Isabel must connect with her own kind to save her family of apes from a new form of human exploitation. |
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... Bonobos and humans share 98.7 percent of their DNA, she'd said, which makes them susceptible to the same viruses. She couldn't risk exposing them, particularly as one was pregnant. Besides, the Linguistics Department had fascinating new ...
... Bonobos and humans share 98.7 percent of their DNA, she'd said, which makes them susceptible to the same viruses. She couldn't risk exposing them, particularly as one was pregnant. Besides, the Linguistics Department had fascinating new ...
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... bonobos had clearly demonstrated their ability to vocalize specific information, such as flavors of yogurt and locations of hidden objects, even when unable to see each other. He'd looked into their eyes and recognized without a shadow ...
... bonobos had clearly demonstrated their ability to vocalize specific information, such as flavors of yogurt and locations of hidden objects, even when unable to see each other. He'd looked into their eyes and recognized without a shadow ...
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... bonobos' preferences varied (for example, he knew Mbongo's favorite food was green onions and that Sam loved pears) ... bonobo's nest was a major transgression, but there was another rule that trumped it: in their mothers' eyes, bonobo ...
... bonobos' preferences varied (for example, he knew Mbongo's favorite food was green onions and that Sam loved pears) ... bonobo's nest was a major transgression, but there was another rule that trumped it: in their mothers' eyes, bonobo ...
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... . Extremely amorous. Intense female bonding. Although John had known something of the bonobos' demonstrative nature, he had been initially caught off-guard at the frequency of their sexual contact, particularly between females. A quick.
... . Extremely amorous. Intense female bonding. Although John had known something of the bonobos' demonstrative nature, he had been initially caught off-guard at the frequency of their sexual contact, particularly between females. A quick.
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... Bonobos have their own language. You. I'm sorry. But yes, that's the entire point of our work. Apes acquire language through exposure and a desire to communicate, just like human infants, and age-wise there is approximately the same ...
... Bonobos have their own language. You. I'm sorry. But yes, that's the entire point of our work. Apes acquire language through exposure and a desire to communicate, just like human infants, and age-wise there is approximately the same ...
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Chapter 20 | |
Authors Note | |
Dedication Acknowledgments | |
About the Author | |
Discussion Questions for Ape House | |
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