Empty Hands, Open Arms: The Race to Save Bonobos in the Congo and Make Conservation Go Viral

"Absorbing . . . Béchard's masterful, adventure-driven reporting delivers an inspiring account of an all-too-rare ecological success story." —Booklist

Bonobos have captured the public imagination, due not least to their famously active sex lives. Less well known is the fact that these great apes don't kill their own kind, and that they share nearly 99% of our DNA. Their approach to building peaceful coalitions and sharing resources has much to teach us, particularly at a time when our viole...