Have you ever wondered how experts train a gorilla? Or what design features make a great gorilla habitat? Did you know that some gorillas can solve problems on giant touch-screen computers?
Filled with facts and photos, Gorillas Up Close takes us into the world of gorillas. Explore the differences between gorillas in zoos and in the wild with the gorilla family troop in Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. Readers will delight in the similarities gorillas share with humans while finding out more about these incredible animals.
Christena Nippert-Eng, Ph.D, is a professor of sociology at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She worked with a team of qualified professionals to create this book, including other researchers, several design strategists, a design methodologist, and an architect.