"Stanford sees great apes as not only intelligent but also possessed of a culture: both toolmakers and social beings capable of passing cultural knowledge down through generations. Compelled by his field research to take up the cause of conservation, he is unequivocal about wher…
T how close to the human mind this ape has come. "No other animal has done more to renew interest in animal intelligence"--Time 42 intriguing photos.
A comprehensive, recent account of the renowned scientist's quarter-century field study of chimpanzees which details their distinct personalities, their complex society, and the surprising behavioural findings of the last few years, to 1986.
Presents a scientific chronicle of Jane Goodall's career and documents the Gombe chimpanzees social behavior over the last 26 years.
Presents a scientific chronicle of Jane Goodall's career and documents the Gombe chimpanzees social behavior over the last 26 years.
Was Darwin wrong when he traced our origins to Africa? The Real Planet of the Apes makes the explosive claim that it was in Europe, not Africa, where apes evolved the most important hallmarks of our human lineage--such as bipedalism, dexterous hands, and larger brains. In this c…
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- I. Was the Last Common Ancestor of Chimpanzees and Humans Chimpanzee-Like? -- 1. Introduction: Chimpanzees and Human Evolution -- 2. Reconstructing the Last Common Ancestor of Chimpanzees and Humans -- 3. Equal, Simil…
Although chimpanzees and other primates are frequently used as models to reconstruct the behavior of extinct human ancestors, this is rarely done in a consistent or methodologically rigorous fashion. This volume brings together leading scholars to explore how knowledge about chi…
Although chimpanzees and other primates are frequently used as models to reconstruct the behavior of extinct human ancestors, this is rarely done in a consistent or methodologically rigorous fashion. This volume brings together leading scholars to explore how knowledge about chi…
A whirlwind tour of new ideas and findings about animal emotions, based on de Waal's studies of the social and emotional lives of chimpanzees, bonobos, and other primates. De Waal discusses facial expressions, animal sentience and consciousness, Mama's life and death, the emotio…
"Meet the Cooke family: Mother and Dad, brother Lowell, sister Fern, and Rosemary, who begins her story in the middle. She has her reasons. "I was raised with a chimpanzee," she explains. "I tell you Fern was a chimp and already you aren't thinking of her as my sister. But until…
"Meet the Cooke family: Mother and Dad, brother Lowell, sister Fern, and Rosemary, who begins her story in the middle. She has her reasons. "I was raised with a chimpanzee," she explains. "I tell you Fern was a chimp and already you aren't thinking of her as my sister. But until…
