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| View Larger Image | Great Ape Societies | Paperbackby William C. McGrew (Editor), Linda F. Marchant (Editor), Toshisada Nishida (Editor), Junichiro Itani (Editor), Jane Goodall (Editor)
| List Price: | $68.00 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | | Page Count: | 352 Pages | | Publication Date: | July 28, 1996 | | Sales Rank: | 245,653th |
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The Great Apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans) are our closest living relatives, sharing a common ancestor only five million years ago. We also share key features such as high intelligence, omnivorous diets, prolonged child-rearing and rich social lives. The Great Apes show a surprising diversity of adaptations, particularly in social life, ranging from the solitary life of orangutans, through patriarchy in gorillas to complex but different social organizations in bonobos and chimpanzees. As Great Apes are so close to humans, comparisons yield essential knowledge for modeling human evolutionary origins. Great Ape Societies provides comprehensive up-to-date syntheses of work on all four species, drawing on decades of international field work, zoo and laboratory studies. It will be essential reading for students and researchers in primatology, anthropology, psychology and human evolution. |
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