Discovering the Okapi - Western Science, Indigenous Knowledge, Search for a Rainforest

"This book explores the 1901 "discovery" of the okapi, addressing the contributions of indigenous Africans, the politics of biological naming, the history of okapis in captivity, and the ongoing impact of scientific racism in conservation practices"--

About the author

Simon Pooley is the Lambert Lecturer in Environment at Birkbeck, University of London. He is the coeditor of Histories of Bioinvasions in the Mediterranean and the author of Burning Table Mountain: An Environmental History of Fire on the Cape Peninsula.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Pooley, Simon (Lambert Lecturer in Environment Pooley
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 14.10.2025
• EAN: 9781421452487
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-5248-7
• No. of pages: 376
• Series: Animals, History, Culture
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals, HISTORY / Africa / General, NATURE / Animals / Wildlife, Marine & freshwater mammals, Wildlife: general interest, African History, Zoology: mammals (mammalogy)