{"product_id":"2026200013496-secondhand-the-year-of-the-gorilla","title":"The Year Of The Gorilla","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Dian Fossey became the world's most famous gorilla advocate, pioneering zoologist George Schaller ventured deep into the misty highland forests of central Africa to conduct the first serious field study of the mountain gorilla — and The Year of the Gorilla is the extraordinary account of what he found. Schaller chronicles his months living among and observing these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat, dismantling centuries of myth and fear-mongering to reveal a gentle, intelligent, and profoundly social animal that had been grotesquely misrepresented by popular culture. Written with the rigour of a scientist and the warmth of a storyteller, the narrative balances meticulous behavioural observation with vivid descriptions of the lush volcanic landscapes of the Congo and Uganda.\n\nBeyond its scientific significance, this landmark work stands as one of the foundational texts of modern primatology and conservation biology, directly inspiring a generation of field researchers who followed in Schaller's footsteps. His prose is lucid and authoritative, conveying both the wonder of discovery and the urgent fragility of a species on the brink — a tension that gives the book a quiet but persistent power. Published at a time when gorillas were still being hunted and captured for zoos and exhibitions, Schaller's compassionate, evidence-driven portrait made a compelling moral case for their protection long before it became fashionable to do so. For anyone captivated by the natural world and the bonds that connect us to our closest wild relatives, this classic remains as revelatory today as when it was first written.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203378651355,"sku":"2026200013496-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/bbdd823a-deec-4e20-a9b7-29b8d83c40be.png?v=1788148063","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013496-secondhand-the-year-of-the-gorilla","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}