Vladimir Grigorievich Babenko, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor of the Department of Zoology and Ecology of the Moscow Pedagogical State University, member of the Union of Writers of Russia, author of more than 500 scientific, popular science, educational and artistic publications (including over 60 books). “Notes”. orangutologist" (2006) continues the series of books by V. G. Babenko "People, Animals and Zoologists" (1991), and "Frog on the Wall" (1998). The proposed book also tells about people who devoted themselves to the profession of a zoologist and about the incredible adventures that for some reason happen to them. Monographs, books, articles, theses and reports speak for themselves about the scientific work of zoologists. But how this material is obtained and what remains “behind the scenes” and in general where they grow up, how they are brought up, where people of this rare and wonderful profession study is known to few. All the stories written in this book are genuine, they all happened to the author, his friends, acquaintances or acquaintances. The author could only “stitch” the disparate episodes into a single narrative.