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Notes of a Primate: The Extraordinary Life of a Scientist Among Baboons

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Notes of a Primate: The Extraordinary Life of a Scientist Among Baboons
14.99 €
This book is a memoir of more than twenty years of acquaintance with East Africa by the famous primatologist Robert Sapolsky. As a very young scientist, the author first came to a reserve in Kenya with the intention of testing his guesses about the nature of stress in people on wild baboons, which is not surprising, given how similar primates are to us in their biological and psychological reactions. In fact, Sapolsky does not separate himself from his charges - experimental animals, which is obvious from the title of the book. And this gives the story a special charm and power. Together with the author, who gave his favorites biblical names, we learn about their lives, suffering, love, rivalry, struggle for power, illnesses and death. No less vivid characters in the book are local residents: farmers, gamekeepers, petty bosses and ordinary workers. Over the course of two decades in Africa, Sapolsky experiences his own dangerous adventures, the tragedies of friends, and changes of political regimes—and he writes about it in such a way that you feel almost like a participant in the events.
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