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<p>Just as gorillas have a special allure for zoo visitors around the world, the Columbus, Ohio, zoo has a special place in the history of the care and captive breeding of the greatest of the great apes. Columbus was the site of the world's first captive gorilla birth in 1956, and in the more than four decades that have passed since that historic day, twenty-six more gorillas have been born into the Columbus Zoo gorilla family. Gorillas in Our Midst chronicles the characters and events that have made the Columbus gorilla program world renowned. From the brutal capture of the zoo's first gorillas in the rain forests of Africa to the birth and mother-rearing of a fourth generation of offspring, author Jeff Lyttle takes the reader through the triumphs and tragedies of a captive gorilla program that is on the leading edge of the effort to preserve the endangered western lowland gorilla.</p> <h3>Booknews</h3> <p>Chronicles the gorilla program at the Columbus Zoo, the site of the world's first captive gorilla birth in 1956 and 26 more since then, celebrating the life stories of these gorillas and their keepers. Includes color and b&w photos. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

Author

Lyttle, Jeff, 1962-

Publisher

Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780814207918

Subjects

Science, Stem

Rating

4.08 / 5 (13 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14