Ryne Clos for Spectrum Culture: “Undeniably engaging … the book sizzles with energy.”

“A pioneer … upending centuries of Western thought regarding the consciousness of animals, George Schaller fundamentally reshaped the field of zoology. At a time when the discipline was obsessed with shooting and dissecting, he went into the field to watch animals, unarmed … often in extreme environments, at significant personal risk and with substantial suffering and deprivation. As much an explorer as a biologist, floating wild Alaskan streams, hiking Central African volcanoes and Himalayan peaks, living in a tent in icy Chinese cloud forests, his courage and endurance are legend.

A fun, informative read … excellent research … scintillating travel writing … a written-word-version of Planet Earth.”

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