From awe to indifference, caring to cruelty, contradictions mark our attitudes toward our closest animal relatives, the great apes –orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas.

It’s the orders you disobey that make you famous”. So said the flamboyant controversial general who strode to a place in history by flouting convention

Will tight controls on land use save the famed blue waters of this Sierra Nevada lake, already inundated with casinos, subdivisions, and vacationers? Place your bets.