Fritz, the Gorilla

Biography of a Fascinating Ape

by Jenny von Sperber

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When Jenny von Sperber first met Fritz, the gorilla didn’t let her out of his sight. He was already over 50 years old then, but he was still extremely charismatic. One thing matters for the journalist: she wants to find out everything about Fritz’s life. Born in 1963, he was captured in the wild and came from Cameroon to Germany in 1966. At that time, apes were still regarded as a curiosity in zoos. When a ban was declared on the wild gorilla trade, Fritz was already a father of many youngsters. This fascinating gorilla-family saga not only recounts the eventful life of Fritz, but also shows the development in European zoos in handling wild animals. Nowadays, things have certainly improved. But there are still questions, for example, what does it do to us when we marvel at our closest relatives behind glass? And is it even still current to confine apes ... was it ever?

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Author Biography

Jenny von Sperber is a freelance science journalist for radio and television and was awarded the Heureka Prize for science journalism. She contributes to Bayerisches Fernsehen, arte, 3sat as well as Bayern 2 and Deutschlandfunk radio. Jenny von Sperber lives in Munich.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Hirzel Verlag
  • Publication Date April 2022
  • Orginal LanguageGerman
  • ISBN/Identifier 9783777629698
  • Publication Country or regionGermany
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 18 EUR
  • Pages200
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language TitleFritz, der Gorilla
  • Original Language AuthorsJenny von Sperber
  • Edition1st Edition
  • Copyright Year2022
  • Dimensions14,0x21,0 cm
  • Illustration10 B/W-illustrations

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