Next of Kin: What Chimpanzees Tell Us About Who We Are (By Roger Fouts)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/151496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Next of Kin: What Chimpanzees Tell Us About Who We Are Author: Roger Fouts Narrator: Roger Fouts Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 1, 1997 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Roger Fouts fulfilled humankind's age-old dream of talking to animals by pioneering communication with chimpanzees through sign language. Now, in Next of Kin, Fouts tells the dramatic story of his odyssey from novice researcher to celebrity scientist and caretaker of a family of chimpanzees, to his impassioned awakening as a crusader for the rights of animals. At the heart of this captivating audiobook is Fouts's magical thirty-year friendship with Washoe, the chimpanzee he met when she jumped into his arms. We follow Washoe as she grows from a mischievous baby chimp fresh out of the NASA space program into the matriarch of a clan of chimpanzees. Living and conversing with these sensitive creatures has given Fouts a profound appreciation of how much we share with our closest biological relatives, and what they can teach us about ourselves. This stirring tale of friendship, courage, and compassion will change forever the way we view our biological -- and spiritual -- Next of Kin.