Primates: Part 3–Epilogue

by Jim Ottaviani, Maris Wicks
Using a graphic novel format, this book explores the lives and work of primatologists Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas.

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  1. meticulously
    in a manner marked by extreme care of details
    I guess it's a good thing nobody had ever managed to "study" or "meticulously describe" wild orangutans.
  2. premature
    too soon or too hasty
    Premature! And nobody believed it.
  3. sedate
    characterized by dignity and propriety
    My normally calm and sedate mother met me at the door.
  4. perceptive
    having the ability to understand
    Louis believed women were more perceptive and more patient than men.
  5. confiscate
    take temporary possession of a security by legal authority
    Why don't you confiscate him and give him to us?
  6. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
    We called him Sugito, after another of our local benefactors.
  7. pioneer
    someone who helps to open up a new line of technology or art
    He's a pioneer, though — the first in our rehabilitation program, and freed only a week after we got here.
  8. rehabilitation
    the restoration of someone to a useful place in society
    He's a pioneer, though — the first in our rehabilitation program, and freed only a week after we got here.
  9. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
    He's precocious.
  10. arboreal
    inhabiting or frequenting trees
    The longer I observe them, the more I appreciate what wonderful climbers they are. Totally arboreal.
  11. machete
    a large knife used as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
    What do you need a ceremonial dagger for? You have a machete.
  12. protrude
    extend out or project in space
    What I have seen is a rogues' gallery of missing fingers, torn lips, torn ears, stiffened feet/toes, protruding canines.
  13. ecstatic
    feeling great rapture or delight
    Deciding in advance that it's important, we're ecstatic when we find it.
  14. conservation
    careful management of the environment and natural resources
    Our talk turned to one of his passions — conservation.
  15. preserve
    a region where animals are protected
    In Indonesia, there's a concept of "rubber time." It makes negotiation for preserves difficult.
  16. sultan
    the ruler of a Muslim country
    A sultan. How fascinating.
  17. ecology
    the environment as it relates to living organisms
    Besides, I don't approve of bringing in ecology tourists.
  18. thesis
    a treatise advancing a point of view resulting from research
    Robert Hinde, Jane's and my Cambridge thesis advisor, danced with me.
  19. diplomatic
    relating to negotiation between nations
    Thought it went well...but apparently the event was not a diplomatic success.
  20. unrelenting
    not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
    The other side was fierce and unrelenting.
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