About This Book
An abridged version of the adventures of a kind-hearted doctor, who is fond of animals and understands their language, as he travels to Africa with some of his favorite pets to cure the monkeys of a terrible sickness.
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Reading Time Estimates
2h 33m
slow reader
180 WPM
1h 50m
average reader
250 WPM
1h 19m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 27,500 words📅 4 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
1 h 50 min
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Audiobook (1.5x)
2 h 2 min
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3 h 3 min
Audio 2x
1 h 32 min
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