Download Next of Kin: What Chimpanzees Tell Us About Who We Are AudioBook Free
Roger Fouts satisfied humankind's age-old dream of talking to animals by pioneering communication with chimpanzees through signal terminology. Now, in Next of Kin, Fouts says the dramatic storyline of his odyssey from novice researcher to super star scientist and caretaker of a family of chimpanzees, to his impassioned awakening as a crusader for the protection under the law of animals.
At the center of the captivating audiobook is Fouts's sensational thirty-year a friendly relationship with Washoe, the chimpanzee he met when she jumped into his hands. We follow Washoe as she expands from a mischievous baby chimp fresh from the NASA space program in to the matriarch of the clan of chimpanzees. Living and speaking with these sensitive animals has given Fouts a deep appreciation of how much we share with our closest natural family, and what they can train us about ourselves.
This stirring tale of a friendly relationship, courage, and compassion changes forever the way we view our natural -- and religious -- Next of Kin.
