| | Reflections of Eden: My Years with the Orangutans of Borneo |  | Author: Birute M. F. Galdikas
Publisher: Diane Pub Co
Category: Book
Buy New: $14.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 2599205
Media: Paperback
Pages: 408
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.9 x 1
ISBN: 0788190547
EAN: 9780788190544
ASIN: 0788190547
Publication Date: January 1, 1995
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Product Description
The riveting story of Birute Galdikas, who has spent much of her life studying orangutans. In 1971, at age 25 she began living in the remote jungles of Indonesian Borneo, where she encountered menacing poachers, blood-sucking leeches, & swarms of insects. Galdikas embarked on a quest of more than 25 years to become the foremost chronicler or orangutan life. Her first task was to forge a bond of trust, but her initial forays into their world were thwarted by territorial orangutans. Eventually, Galdikas became a surrogate member of their community. "An exotic adventure, a history of vital scientific research, & the memoir of a remarkable woman."
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 Excellent work by Dr. Galdikas January 29, 2008
Dr. Galdikas study and care of the orangutans of Borneo is greatly appreciated. My friends and myself enjoyed this book a great deal. Long live Dr. Galdikas and the magnificant orangutans of Borneo!
 Through another pair of eyes and ears May 25, 2007
The next best thing to living in an Indonesian rain forest with these creatures is reading this account. The animals are of course, her main focus but the daily life and the reality of bringing a child into this forest are all examined and told with the same voice. The rain forest, sights, sounds and smells come to life through her vivid descriptions. I have reread this book along with all of Goodall's and the Fossey books and this is a necessary addition to the knowledge of great apes.
Reflections of Eden October 13, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are inspired by dedicated peoplewith vision and or conservation this is a must read. Professor Galdikas is an amazing woman and is part of the Leakey sisterhood ie Fossey, Goodall and Galdikas, who have made life time studies of apes.
Wonderful reading September 3, 2003
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Wonderful book! Galdikas brings us from her very beginnings as a young woman studing Orangutans to a true scientist breaking new ground as Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey did. The information and descriptions she passes along to the readers is endearing, educational, and brings you to another world. Read this yourself, you will be enchanted, you will cry, you will be happy you experienced this book. Thank you Birute!
Birute's personal account of two decades at Tanjung Puting July 13, 2003
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Having spent time volunteering at Tanjung Puting, I felt this book was wonderfully written. Although The Professor (Birute) is not an open person, she willingly shared her personal feelings in this book. She tells us in a wonderful fashion about the difficulties of establishing Camp Leakey in Kalimantan. She discloses much about marriage and divorce from Rod, and raising Binti. Her account of Rod's efforts during 7 1/2 years at Tanjung Puting are wonderful in that she credited him with so much. I appreciate her assimilation into Indonesian and Dayak culture. At first glance it may be difficult for us to understand how she could marry Pak Bohap, a native Dayak who even admits to having eaten orangutans. But her writing about this relationship is so understandable. Overall, this is a wonderful book by a woman entirely devoted to the conservation of one of the world's great apes. The story of her life in Borneo is fascinating. A great read about one of Louis Leakey's proteges!
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