My Life with the Chimpanzees

图书标准信息

• 作者 Jane Goodall 著
• 出版社 Simon & Schuster US
• 出版时间 1996-04
• ISBN 9780671562717
• 定价 76.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 160页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ThisautobiographyoffamedchimpanzeeexpertJaneGoodalltellsofherearlyfascinationwithanimalsandtheirhabitsandcustoms.AsGoodallbecomesmoreskilled,sheteachesherself,thenthescientificcommunity,thentheworld,aboutthefulllifeofchimpanzees,theirhabits,characteristics,andpersonalities.Goodallalsotellshowherlifewasshapedbyherstudyofthechimps.Hermemoirrevealsunabatedpassionforhersubject,herloveofanimalsandfocusesonGoodall'sscientificdiscoveriesandtheirimpactonourunderstandingoftheanimalkingdom.

【作者简介】

JANEGOODALLwasborninLondononApril3,1934andgrewupinBournemouth,onthesoutherncoastofEngland.In1960shebeganstudyingchimpanzeesinthewildinGombe,Tanganyika(nowTarzania).AfterreceivingherdoctorateinethologyatCambridgeUniversity,Dr.GoodallfoundedtheGombeStreamResearchCenterforthestudyofchimpanzeesandbaboons.In1975sheestablishedtheJaneGoodallInstituteforWildlifeResearch,Education,andConservationtopromoteanimalresearchthroughouttheworld.Dr.GoodalliswellknownforhercontributionstoseveralstunningNationalGeographicfilmsandhaswrittensixbooksforadults,includingthebestsellerIntheShadowofMan.ShehasbeennamedCommanderoftheBritishEmpirebyQueenElizabethIIandhasreceivedmanyawards,includingtheprestigiousKyotoPrizeinBasicScienceandtheNationalGeographicSociety'sHubbardAward,fordistinctioninresearch,exploration,anddiscovery.