The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary: A Canadian Story of Resilience and Recovery by Andrew Westoll (HarperCollins Canada)
Although chimpanzees have secured a place in pop culture, few people truly understand our closest animal relatives. In his follow-up to 2008′s The Riverbones, Andrew Westoll becomes an unofficial biographer for 13 chimps spending their last days at a Quebec animal sanctuary. The animals endured years as test subjects in medical research labs, but Westoll helps restore their dignity, applying empathy, humanity, and humour in appropriate doses. A glowing endorsement from Jane Goodall will help keep this book, and the chimps, on the public’s radar for a long time to come.
