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Sep 10, 2014WVMLStaffPicks rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Working in the field of human-animal communication, Isabel Duncan, a research scientist at the Great Ape Language Lab, develops a close relationship with her study group of bonobo apes. An explosion wrecks the research lab, causing her serious injury and leaving the apes vulnerable to exploitation and mistreatment. Amidst the tension and humour related in the quest for their safe recovery, Gruen exposes the true horror of the abuse of research animals.