The Chimpanzee Whisperer

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The Chimpanzee Whisperer: A Life of Love and Loss, Compassion and Conservation | Stany Nyandwi

I just had to buy this one, because it must be an awesome book! Only 1.99 right now, so no excuse not to buy 🤣🫣😳🤔😂

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The Chimpanzee Whisperer: A Life of Love and Loss, Compassion and Conservation | Stany Nyandwi

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Stany tells this very personal story to a translator. It‘s about how he learned to care for chimpanzees in his native #Burundi as a young man. Eventually he had to escape or risk death or recruitment to be a soldier in the civil war between Hutus and Tutsis. Working with the Jane Goodall Institute he continued working with and learning about chimps. Goodall called him the chimp whisperer, a name originally bestowed on her. Lacking a formal ⬇️

Texreader education he was often overlooked for jobs he was probably the most qualified for given his immense experience and uncanny abilities with chimps. This book is Stany‘s opportunity to describe his extreme poverty, his dismay at being passed over by those with a degree, his sadness over wrongs done to him, but also his deep love of family (many brutally killed in Burundi), and Christ. Told simply this is ultimately a feel-good read while ⬇️ 3y

Texreader learning an immense amount about chimps. I enjoyed it a lot but it‘s probably not for everyone. #readingafrica2022 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB 3y

Librarybelle It sounds like he had a harrowing experience, but also a deep appreciation for chimps. 3y

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The Chimpanzee Whisperer: A Life of Love and Loss, Compassion and Conservation | Stany Nyandwi

#Burundi #readingafrica2022 @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

Gissy What a beautiful photo and sad. This little one has a sad face but it shows how Stany really cares❤️ 3y

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The Chimpanzee Whisperer: A Life of Love and Loss, Compassion and Conservation | Stany Nyandwi

“A category-five cuddle.”

Eddie is an adult male chimpanzee that has escaped his side of the chimpanzee orphan refugee island, and can be ferocious given the cruelty he experienced when he was young.

#Burundi #readingafrica2022 @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

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The Chimpanzee Whisperer: A Life of Love and Loss, Compassion and Conservation | Stany Nyandwi

Up next for #Burundi #readingafrica2022 @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

BarbaraBB You‘ll know all about monkeys after this challenge 🦍 3y

Texreader @BarbaraBB And apes! 😁 3y

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The Chimpanzee Whisperer: A Life of Love and Loss, Compassion and Conservation | Stany Nyandwi

Last challenge update. My apologies for taking over your feed tonight!

These are the books I own and hope to read for #readingafrica2022. Some of the books cover multiple countries, so I‘m hoping I‘m capable of getting this done. I still have a few countries I haven‘t gotten books for yet, but I have high hopes! @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

I just realized I can move #Comoros and #EquatorialGuinea to the books I‘ve read! Whoohoo!

KristiAhlers That‘s an impressive list! I‘ve found I‘ve been enjoying the treasure hunts to find books for this challenge. And I‘ve read books I probably wouldn‘t have picked up if not for this challenge. 3y

Librarybelle Amazing! Thank you for sharing your progress and your to read titles! 3y

Kammbia1 Have you read The Famished Road by Ben Okri? Okri is from Nigeria and that novel is his most well-known novel. 3y

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The Chimpanzee Whisperer: A Life of Love and Loss, Compassion and Conservation | Stany Nyandwi

I‘ve read a lot for the #readingafrica2022 challenge but I still have a long way to go! These are the books on my shelf still to read. And I still have 8 countries unaccounted for. I may not finish Africa by the end of the year but I sure will have made a good effort! The tagged book is for #Burundi. @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Cinfhen I read/ listened to this one for #Burundi too!! Thanks for sharing your list!! I still have a bunch left too!! Im really enjoying my African reads!!!! 3y

BarbaraBB Very interesting! 3y

Librarybelle Your lists are amazing! 3y

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The Chimpanzee Whisperer: A Life of Love and Loss, Compassion and Conservation | Stany Nyandwi

Ebook on sale today. Set in #Burundi

#readingafrica2022 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Librarybelle Thanks for posting! 3y

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The Chimpanzee Whisperer: A Life of Love and Loss, Compassion and Conservation | Stany Nyandwi

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Another memoir of triumph and resilience, this time set in #Burundi 🇧🇮 Stany Nyandwi suffered unimaginable poverty and tragedy as the war between the Tutsi & Hutu ravaged his country. But what makes this story really stand out is the ability Stany possess- the gift of “speaking” to chimpanzees. This ability to offer conflict resolution between primates helped Nyandwi use his skills to aid humans too. Amazing narration #ARC #NowAvailable

Cinfhen #ReadingAfrica22 @Librarybelle @barbarabb 3y

BarbaraBB Wow. I already have completed Burundi but I might add this one 3y

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ This sounds so impactful! 3y

Cinfhen It‘s a beautiful story about man‘s will to see the best in all of God‘s creatures/ both human & animal @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle it does get a bit “preachy” at times but it felt genuine. 3y

Cinfhen Also works for #Kenya #Uganda and #SouthAfrica 3y

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