怀念未知世界：乔治·B·沙勒的一生

Penguin Press, 2026. 640 pp. SCIENCE LIVES The life and legacy of George Schaller A meticulous biography captures the story of a towering figure in field biology Barbara J. King I n 1957, George Schaller—an ornithology graduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison—met with his adviser, John Emlen, to discuss ongoing experiments with birds. Schaller instead heard a question that he suspected might be a joke: “Would you want to study gorillas in the wild?” In saying yes to that query, Schaller changed not only the course of his own life but also that of wildlife biology. In her meticulously researched, gripping biography Homesick for a World Unknown: The Life of George B. …