In the Shadow of Man

Name: In the Shadow of Man
ISBN: 9780547334165

Jane Goodall

297 pages · about 5 hours
First published 1971
26 editions

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1 About this book

Goodall's classic account of primate behavior combines a landmark scientific study with a fascinating adventure story of a determined young woman's struggle in remote Africa to approach primates in the wild as no one had ever done before.

Human-animal relationships
Nature
Anthropology
Behavior
Mammals
Primates
Human beings
Animal behavior

2 About Jane Goodall

1934–2025

Dame Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall ( GUUD-awl; 3 April 1934 – 1 October 2025) was an English primatologist and anthropologist. Regarded as a pioneer in primate ethology, and described by many publications as "the world's preeminent chimpanzee expert", she was best known for more than six decades of field research on the social and family life of wild chimpanzees in the Kasakela chimpanzee community at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania.

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