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When a family of bonobo apes—known for their ability to use American Sign Language—are abducted from a language laboratory, they unexpectedly appear on a reality television program. Their televised adventures spark a compelling quest led by scientist Isabel Duncan and reporter John Thigpen as they pursue a personal mission to retrieve the apes. The novel explores human‑animal relationships, the ethics of animal rights, and the surprising cognitive abilities shared between bonobos and humans.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Sara Gruen
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