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ISBN:	1590564219 (ISBN13: 9781590564219)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	New York City, New York(United States) Colombia Manu National Park(Peru)

High Moon Over the Amazon: My Quest to Understand the Monkeys of the Night Hardcover | Pages: 320 pages

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Before primatologist Patricia Chapple Wright became the world's foremost expert on lemurs, she was enchanted by another primate Aotus, the owl monkey, or "monkey of the night." But along her journey to discover the behavior of these unique nocturnal creatures, Wright finds more than she expected about family, human nature, and herself. It all starts in a New York City pet shop when Wright and her husband buy an owl monkey whose lively and rambunctious ways soon lead the young couple to South America to acquire him a mate. But while Wright's monkey family is growing, her own begins to fall apart when her husband leaves her and her daughter. Undeterred by her lack of academic experience, Wright sets out as a single mother to study primate behavior in the wild, including a year at a research station in the remote jungles of Peru. There she encounters jaguars, poisonous snakes, army ants, and massive floods that threaten her and her daughter's lives, as well as moments of great clarity and

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Title	:	High Moon Over the Amazon: My Quest to Understand the Monkeys of the Night
Author	:	Patricia Chapple Wright
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	October 15th 2013 by Lantern Books (first published September 15th 2013)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Science. Autobiography. Memoir. Environment. Nature. Biography. Animals

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I'm the publisher of this book, and I'm just delighted this book is getting into print. It was sent to me several years ago through the author's brother, whom I'd known since the mid-1990s. It was a great reada hair-raising set of adventures in primatology as well as a crash course in information about monkeys and the Amazon. More than anything else, HIGH MOON makes science fun, and I hope the book encourages a lot more young people (particularly girls) to go into scienceespecially since Pat

This book is one of my favorite books I've read. It has both a compelling story and interesting information about a little-known animal species. I often wish there were more books about smaller primates like new world monkeys and lemurs; and this book provided just what I had wanted. It covers the story of the author's discovery of Aotus night monkeys and how they influenced her life, while also explaining some of her findings in a clear and understandable way. I can't wait to read For the Love

I'm a docent at the Seneca Park Zoo and know Pat Wright as friend, champion of Lemurs and creator of Ranomafana National Park. I was lucky enough to travel with her in Madagascar. I've heard some of her stories, but now she has written a book about how it all began. She was a social worker in New York City when a chance encounter with an Owl Monkey changed everything. How these changes came about and the determination she found as she pursued her new purpose makes for a great tale. With daughter

NF Science321 pagesAn engaging life story. The trepitaions and adventures that the author took to fulfill her goals. An inspiring journey.

Dr. Wright has made major contributions in the biology, ecology, conservation and behavior of living primates. She discovered a new species of lemur, Hapalemur aureus in 1987 and helped establish Madagascars Ranomafana National Park in 1991 to protect it. Her research concerns focus on behavior, senescence, parasitology, predation, rainforest ecology, climate change and conservation studies of

Solid 3.5 stars, so I rounded up! OKAY, so I had to read this book for my Primate Behavior class that I am auditing, which, fun fact, I'm only really taking because of the book We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves- see my goodreads review of that for more details. ANYWAYS, the author of this book is a strong female protagonist who goes from being a concert-loving Brooklyn-er to studying owl monkeys in South America after she adopts two monkeys as pets and falls in love. Despite having to read

A really interesting look at the passion and dedication necessary to become a world-class scientist. She explained a lot about monkey behavior - but it never felt like a textbook. Great story!