Castaways on Chimp Island
- ISBN-10
- 0689312148
- ISBN-13
- 9780689312144
- Category
- Chimpanzees
- Pages
- 202
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books
- Author
- Sandy Landsman
Description
Four laboratory chimps, participants in an experiment to learn sign language, are placed on a jungle island to return to nature.
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