Eve and the Apes Author:Emily Hahn "Adopters of apes" is the author's apt description for the nine women described in these short biographical essays. Beginning with a colorful portrait of Belle Benchley, the first director of the San Diego Zoo, Hahn, a New Yorker staff writer, draws primarily on memoirs and letters to describe the ways in which these women have nur... more »tured chimpanzees and gorillas. Her subjects include psychologist Penny Patterson and the notorious Koko as well as more obscure trainers, collectors, and caretakers. Writing for lay readers, Hahn highlights curious and entertaining incidents; but at times she rambles and may lose all but the most avid ape lovers.« less