gorilla

Tells the life story of wildlife biologist Amy Vedder, describing her childhood in upstate New York, her college years, and her work in Rwanda with her husband, Bill, to save the country's gorilla population.

Introduces the study of gorillas with emphasis on their habitat, physical characteristics, social life, intelligence, relationship to humans, and status as an endangered species.

Contains case studies over a period of fifteen years of four gorilla families living in the rain forests of the Virunga mountains of Rwanda.

This book examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of gorillas and why they are endangered.

Biography of the American woman who spent eighteen years in Rwanda, Africa, studying mountain gorillas and working for their survival.

Describes the early years in the life of a gorilla born in captivity at the San Diego Zoo and later moved to the San Diego Wild Animal Park.

The author records her visit with Koko, a young gorilla in California who uses sign language and who experiences many of the same feelings a child feels.

Photographer Richard Sobol records his journey into the rain forests of Uganda's national parks where he spies on African mountain gorillas as they eat their morning meal of leaves. Includes information about efforts to save the gorillas.

Looks at the physical characteristics, behavior, family structure, and life cycle of gorillas.

The real life experience of Koko, a gorilla in California who uses sign language, with a young kitten whom she loved and grieved over when it died.