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monkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse the
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monkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse the
intricate workings of the tropical rain forest. While showing the human
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monkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse the
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monkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse the
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monkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse the
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monkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse the
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monkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse the
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monkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse the
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monkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse the
intricate workings of the tropical rain forest. While showing the human
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monkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse the
intricate workings of the tropical rain forest. While showing the human
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monkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse the
intricate workings of the tropical rain forest. While showing the human
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work" (Science). On Panama's Barro Colorado Island, Elizabeth Royte works
alongside the scientists -- counting seeds, sorting insects, collecting
monkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse the
intricate workings of the tropical rain forest. While showing the human
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"conveys the uncertainties, frustrations, and joys of [scientific] field
work" (Science). On Panama's Barro Colorado Island, Elizabeth Royte works
alongside the scientists -- counting seeds, sorting insects, collecting
monkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse the
intricate workings of the tropical rain forest. While showing the human
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work" (Science). On Panama's Barro Colorado Island, Elizabeth Royte works
alongside the scientists -- counting seeds, sorting insects, collecting
monkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse the
intricate workings of the tropical rain forest. While showing the human
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As Royte counts seeds and sorts insects, collects monkey dung and radiotracks bats, she begins to wonder: what is the point of such arcane studies? The world over, rain forests are rapidly disappearing and species are going extinct. While humanizing the scientists in the field, she explores the tension between their research and the reality of a world that may not have time for the answers.]]> 2001 0 0 false Thu Mar 12 13:48:58 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 13:48:58 -0700 2009 47821902 1327529 476218 0618257586 9780618257584 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175082011m/476218.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175082011s/476218.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/476218.The_Tapir_s_Morning_Bath_Solving_the_Mysteries_of_the_Tropical_Rain_Forest 3.83 46 is a behind-the-scenes account of life at a tropical research station that
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work" (Science). On Panama's Barro Colorado Island, Elizabeth Royte works
alongside the scientists -- counting seeds, sorting insects, collecting
monkey dung, radiotracking fruit bats -- as they struggle to parse the
intricate workings of the tropical rain forest. While showing the human
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