Episode 172: “Homesick for a World Unknown: The Life of George B. Schaller” with Miriam Horn

Summary In 1959, George Schaller entered the Virunga Mountains with nothing but a notebook and a folding chair. At a time when the world viewed the mountain gorilla as a savage, cinematic monster, George saw something else: a peaceful, social being whose world we were only just beginning to understand. By sitting lower than the […] Read full article: Episode 172: “Homesick for a World Unknown: The Life of George B. Schaller” with Miriam Horn

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