Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo
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Vanessa Woods, Australian scientist and author, thinks she has found her true love- chimpanzees.
But in a reckless moment, she accepts a marriage proposal from a man she barely knows - and agrees to join him on a research trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo. All she knows is that they'll be studying bonobos, an extremely endangered species of ape with whom humans share 98.7% of our DNA.
As she adjusts to newlywed life in a war-torn country, Vanessa finds herself enchanted by these remarkable animals. They live in a peaceful society in which females are in charge, war is nonexistent, and sex is as common and friendly as a handshake. She came to study their habits and habitat, but soon learns much more- they teach her about love and belonging, about finding a home, and about what makes us human.
Fascinating, courageous and irresistibly funny, Bonobo Handshake is an astonishing story of love, revelation and transformation in a fragile corner of Africa.
Author: Vanessa Woods
Format: Paperback, 288 pages, 137mm x 208mm, 306 g
Published: 2010, Black Inc., Australia
Genre: Natural History: Animal & Wildlife
Description
Vanessa Woods, Australian scientist and author, thinks she has found her true love- chimpanzees.
But in a reckless moment, she accepts a marriage proposal from a man she barely knows - and agrees to join him on a research trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo. All she knows is that they'll be studying bonobos, an extremely endangered species of ape with whom humans share 98.7% of our DNA.
As she adjusts to newlywed life in a war-torn country, Vanessa finds herself enchanted by these remarkable animals. They live in a peaceful society in which females are in charge, war is nonexistent, and sex is as common and friendly as a handshake. She came to study their habits and habitat, but soon learns much more- they teach her about love and belonging, about finding a home, and about what makes us human.
Fascinating, courageous and irresistibly funny, Bonobo Handshake is an astonishing story of love, revelation and transformation in a fragile corner of Africa.
Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo