The Book of Being Chimp is Adrian Cale’s entertaining celebration of the chimpanzee. Written with fact-filled, often witty reverence and featuring over 100 ofthe author’s beautiful photographs, it is a fun and informative step-by-step guide to chimpanzee life. The captivating pictures are accompanied by a simple,humorous and engaging text which tells you all about the contrasting lives of chimps in the wild and those being rehabilitated at rescue centers.

Part 1 - Being a Chimp – details their life in the wild - from birth, through growth and development stages, to what makes them tick, what they eat, how they communicate and more.

Part 2 - Being helped to be a Chimp - covers the vastly different life of rehabilitating chimps at rescue centres and what they go through learning to be chimps all over again.

Adrian Cale is an award-winning wildlife filmmaker, cameraman, writer and naturalist who has made acclaimed TV documentaries for international broadcasters including BBC, National Geographic, Animal Planet and Sky. Many are also shown on well-known streaming services.

'A delight to read – full of fascinating, bite-sized insights that deepened both my understanding and admiration for our remarkable chimpanzee cousins. Adrian’s brilliant storytelling highlights just how alike we are and why their survival depends on urgent conservation of their fragile forest homes.' Ajay Tegala, TV Presenter, Conservationist & Author

‘Emotive, informative, inspirational and enchanting, with stunning photographs and clear writing throughout… If chimps themselves could read, this might well be their own how-to-grow-up guide.’ Jane Goodall

‘A beautiful book with stunning photographs, this is a wonderfully humorous, informative book about chimps. Quite simply, a great read 
for all the family.’ Iolo Williams, BBC Wildlife TV Presenter