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Apes and Human Evolution

Author : Russell H. Tuttle
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674073169
Total Pages : 1089 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Apes and Human Evolution written by Russell H. Tuttle and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-17 with total page 1089 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this masterwork, Russell H. Tuttle synthesizes a vast research literature in primate evolution and behavior to explain how apes and humans evolved in relation to one another, and why humans became a bipedal, tool-making, culture-inventing species distinct from other hominoids. Along the way, he refutes the influential theory that men are essentially killer apes—sophisticated but instinctively aggressive and destructive beings. Situating humans in a broad context, Tuttle musters convincing evidence from morphology and recent fossil discoveries to reveal what early primates ate, where they slept, how they learned to walk upright, how brain and hand anatomy evolved simultaneously, and what else happened evolutionarily to cause humans to diverge from their closest relatives. Despite our genomic similarities with bonobos, chimpanzees, and gorillas, humans are unique among primates in occupying a symbolic niche of values and beliefs based on symbolically mediated cognitive processes. Although apes exhibit behaviors that strongly suggest they can think, salient elements of human culture—speech, mating proscriptions, kinship structures, and moral codes—are symbolic systems that are not manifest in ape niches. This encyclopedic volume is both a milestone in primatological research and a critique of what is known and yet to be discovered about human and ape potential.

Great Apes

Author : Will Self
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0802193366
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Great Apes written by Will Self and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some people lost their sense of proportion, others their sense of scale, but Simon Dykes, a middle-aged, successful London painter, has lost his sense of perspective in a most disturbing fashion. After a night of routine, pedestrian debauchery, traipsing from toilet to toilet, and imbibing a host of narcotics on the way, Simon wakes up cuddled in his girlfriend’s loving arms. Much to his dismay, however, his girlfriend has turned into a chimpanzee. To add insult to injury, the psychiatric crash team sent to deal with him as he flips his lid is also comprised of chimps. Indeed, the entire city is overrun by clever primates, who, when they are not jostling for position, grooming themselves, or mating some of the females, can be found driving Volvos, hanging out on street corners, and running the world. Nonetheless convinced that he is still a human, Simon is confined to the emergency psychiatric ward of Charing Cross Hospital, where he becomes the patient of Dr. Zack Busner, clinical psychologist, medical doctor, anti-psychiatrist, and former television personality—an expert at the height of his reign as alpha male. As Busner attempts to convince him that “everyone who is fully sentient in this world are chimpanzees,” Simon struggles with the horrifying delusion that he is really a human trapped in a chimp’s body. Written with the same brilliant satiric wit that has distinguised Self’s earlier fiction, Great Apes is a hilarious, often disturbing, and absolutely original take on man’s place in the evolutionary chain. In a strange and twisted tale that recalls Jonathan Swift and Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis, Will Self’s comic genius is impossible to ignore.

The Great Apes

Author : Chris Herzfeld
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300221371
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Great Apes written by Chris Herzfeld and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword / by Jane Goodall -- The uncanniness of similitude : wild men, simians, and hybrid beings -- Skeletons, skins, and skulls : apes in the age of colonial expansion and natural history collections -- Apes as guinea pigs : primates and experimental research -- Great apes in the eyes of scientists : what does it mean to be an ape? -- Apes that think they are human : astronaut apes, painting apes, talking apes -- Conquering the field : pioneers, the quest for origins, and primates -- Socialities, culture, and traditions among primates : when the boundary between humans and apes blurs -- Women and apes : sex, gender, and primatology -- Becoming-human, being-ape

Planet Without Apes

Author : Craig Stanford
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674071662
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Planet Without Apes written by Craig Stanford and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-05 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planet Without Apes demands that we consider whether we can live with the consequences of wiping our closest relatives off the face of the Earth. Leading primatologist Craig Stanford warns that extinction of the great apes—chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans—threatens to become a reality within just a few human generations. We are on the verge of losing the last links to our evolutionary past, and to all the biological knowledge about ourselves that would die along with them. The crisis we face is tantamount to standing aside while our last extended family members vanish from the planet. 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 where responsibility for extinction of these species lies. Our extermination campaign against the great apes has been as brutal as the genocide we have long practiced on one another. Stanford shows how complicity is shared by people far removed from apes’ shrinking habitats. We learn about extinction’s complex links with cell phones, European meat eaters, and ecotourism, along with the effects of Ebola virus, poverty, and political instability. Even the most environmentally concerned observers are unaware of many specific threats faced by great apes. Stanford fills us in, and then tells us how we can redirect the course of an otherwise bleak future.

Planet of the Apes

Author : Pierre Boulle
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0307792366
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Planet of the Apes written by Pierre Boulle and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2011-04-13 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The original novel that inspired the films! First published more than fifty years ago, Pierre Boulle’s chilling novel launched one of the greatest science fiction sagas in motion picture history. In the not-too-distant future, three astronauts land on what appears to be a planet just like Earth, with lush forests, a temperate climate, and breathable air. But while it appears to be a paradise, nothing is what it seems. They soon discover the terrifying truth: On this world humans are savage beasts, and apes rule as their civilized masters. In an ironic novel of nonstop action and breathless intrigue, one man struggles to unlock the secret of a terrifying civilization, all the while wondering: Will he become the savior of the human race, or the final witness to its damnation? In a shocking climax that rivals that of the original movie, Boulle delivers the answer in a masterpiece of adventure, satire, and suspense.

Monkeys and Apes

Author : James Prunier
Publisher : Cartwheel Books
ISBN 13 : 9780590876100
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (761 download)

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Download or read book Monkeys and Apes written by James Prunier and published by Cartwheel Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of a variety of apes and monkeys.

Intelligence of Apes and Other Rational Beings

Author : Duane M. Rumbaugh
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300129351
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Intelligence of Apes and Other Rational Beings written by Duane M. Rumbaugh and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is animal intelligence? In what ways is it similar to human intelligence? Many behavioral scientists have realized that animals can be rational, can think in abstract symbols, can understand and react to human speech, and can learn through observation as well as conditioning many of the more complicated skills of life. Now Duane Rumbaugh and David Washburn probe the mysteries of the animal mind even further, identifying an advanced level of animal behavior—emergents—that reflects animals’ natural and active inclination to make sense of the world. Rumbaugh and Washburn unify all behavior into a framework they call Rational Behaviorism and present it as a new way to understand learning, intelligence, and rational behavior in both animals and humans. Drawing on years of research on issues of complex learning and intelligence in primates (notably rhesus monkeys, chimpanzees, and bonobos), Rumbaugh and Washburn provide delightful examples of animal ingenuity and persistence, showing that animals are capable of very creative solutions to novel challenges. The authors analyze learning processes and research methods, discuss the meaningful differences across the primate order, and point the way to further advances, enlivening theoretical material about primates with stories about their behavior and achievements.

AP Environmental Science Crash Course

Author : Gayle Evans
Publisher : Research & Education Assoc.
ISBN 13 : 0738609315
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book AP Environmental Science Crash Course written by Gayle Evans and published by Research & Education Assoc.. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: REA's AP Environmental Science Crash Course is the first book of its kind for the last-minute studier or any AP student who wants a quick refresher on the course. /Written by an AP Environmental Science teacher, the targeted review chapters prepare students for the test by only focusing on the important topics tested on the AP Environmental Science exam. /The easy-to-read review chapters in outline format cover everything AP students need to know for the exam: human population dynamics, managing public lands, energy conservation, changes in Earth's climate, species extinction, loss of biodiversity, and more. The author also includes must-know key terms all AP students should know before test day. /With our Crash Course, students can study the subject faster, learn the crucial material, and boost their AP score all in less time. The author provides key strategies for answering the multiple-choice questions, so students can build their point scores and get a 5!

Chimpanzee Politics

Author : Frans B. M. Waal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780801838330
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (383 download)

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Download or read book Chimpanzee Politics written by Frans B. M. Waal and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Precise but eminently readable and indeed exciting... This excellent book achieves the dual goal which eludes so many writers about animal behavior -- it will both fascinate the non-specialist and be seen as an important contribution to science." -- Times Literary Supplement

We Are All Apes

Author : Elisa Ancori
Publisher : Thule Ediciones
ISBN 13 : 9788418702129
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book We Are All Apes written by Elisa Ancori and published by Thule Ediciones. This book was released on 2022-05 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Todos los seres vivos compartimos el mismo antepasado común. Si retrocedemos en el árbol de la vida, podemos observar cada ramificación en un vertiginoso viaje retroactivo por la historia de la evolución. Esta obra nos recuerda que todos venimos del mismo sitio y que, al fin y al cabo, no somos más que un simio en la larga y azarosa cadena de la vida.

Killer Apes, Naked Apes, and Just Plain Nasty People

Author : Richard J. Perry
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421417510
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Killer Apes, Naked Apes, and Just Plain Nasty People written by Richard J. Perry and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2015-09 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Killer Apes, Naked Apes, and Just Plain Nasty People, anthropologist Richard J. Perry delivers a scathing critique of determinism. Exploring the historical context and enduring popularity of the movement over the past century and a half, he debunks the facile and the reductionist thinking of so many popularizers of biological determinism while considering why biological explanations have resonated in ways that serve to justify deeply conservative points of view.

The Making of Planet of the Apes

Author : J. W. Rinzler
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062840592
Total Pages : 1331 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book The Making of Planet of the Apes written by J. W. Rinzler and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 1331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOREWORD BY FRASER HESTON In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Planet of the Apes,the classic science-fiction film from 1968, The Making of Planet of the Apes tells the film and offers exclusive, never-before-seen photographs and concept art. Based on Pierre Boulle's novel La Planéte de singes, the original Planet of the Apes was one of the most celebrated films of the 1960s and beyond. Starring Hollywood icons Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall, the movie struck a chord with the world and sparked a franchise that included eight sequels, two television series, and a long-running comic book. Now, five decades after its theatrical release, New York Times bestselling author J. W. Rinzler tells the thrilling story of this legendary Hollywood production—a film even Boulle thought would be impossible to make. With a foreword by Fraser Heston, Charlton Heston's son, The Making of Planet of the Apes is an entertaining, informative experience that will transport readers back to the strange alternate Earth ruled by apes, and bring to life memorable characters such as Cornelius, Dr. Zira, Dr. Zaius, and Taylor, the human astronaut whose time-traveling sparks an incredible adventure. Meticulously researched and designed to capture the look and atmosphere of the film, The Making of Planet of the Apes is also packed with a wealth of concept paintings, storyboards, and never-before-seen imagery—including rare journal pages and sketches from Charlton Heston's private collection—as well as color and black-and-white unit photography, posters, and more unique ephemera. Comprehensive in scope, The Making of Planet of the Apes is the definitive look at the original blockbuster film, a must-have for fans, film buffs, and collectors alike.

Bright Eyes, Ape City

Author : Rich Handley
Publisher : Sequart Research & Literacy Organization
ISBN 13 : 9781940589152
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Bright Eyes, Ape City written by Rich Handley and published by Sequart Research & Literacy Organization. This book was released on 2017-03-12 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1968, PLANET OF THE APES (based on Pierre Boulle's French novel MONKEY PLANET) has spawned nine films, two television series, several novels, and one of the most respected franchises in pop-culture history. BRIGHT EYES, APE CITY, edited by the same team behind Sequart's SACRED SCROLLS: COMICS ON THE PLANET OF THE APES, examines every Apes film, TV show, and novel, from 1968 to the present. This anthology features insightful, analytical essays about the franchise's long history, from film historians, novelists, bloggers, and subject-matter experts. If you're eager to learn more about Apes lore, you'll need to get your stinkin' paws on this book. From Sequart Organization. More info at http: //sequart.org

Ape

Author : Martin Jenkins
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0763649740
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (636 download)

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Download or read book Ape written by Martin Jenkins and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "White makes an intense emotional connection between subject and reader. . . . The great apes have found their John Singer Sargent." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) A Book Sense Children’s Pick A Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year A New York Public Library: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Selection An ASPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award Winner Swing with a hairy orangutan and her baby as they lunge for a smelly, spiky durian fruit. Roam and play with a gang of chimps, then poke out some tasty termites with a blade of grass. Chatter and feast on figs with a bonobo, or chomp on bamboo with a gorilla as he readies for sleep. What could be better than spending time with these rare and wonderful creatures — after all, the fifth great ape on this planet is you! Back matter includes an index and a map.

Monkeys and Apes Coloring Book

Author : John Green
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486257983
Total Pages : 53 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Monkeys and Apes Coloring Book written by John Green and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-08-21 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty-two anatomically correct renderings of primates — chimpanzee, gibbon, orangutan, gorilla, Barbary ape, bushbaby, many more. Descriptive captions, coloring information for each royalty-free illustration.

Planet of the Apes: Tales from the Forbidden Zone

Author : Jim Beard
Publisher : Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN 13 : 1785652699
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (856 download)

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Download or read book Planet of the Apes: Tales from the Forbidden Zone written by Jim Beard and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1968 Planet of the Apes film has inspired generations of authors. Now a who's who of modern writers produces sixteen all-new tales, exclusive to this volume, set in the world of the original films and television series. Dan Abnett • Kevin J. Anderson • Jim Beard • Nancy Collins Greg Cox • Andrew E.C. Gaska • Robert Greenberger Rich Handley • Greg Keyes • Sam Knight • Paul Kupperberg Jonathan Maberry • Bob Mayer • John Jackson Miller Ty Templeton • Will Murray • Dayton Ward Each explores a different drama within the post-apocalyptic world, treating readers to unique visions and nonstop action.

The Ape in the Tree

Author : Alan Walker
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674016750
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (167 download)

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Download or read book The Ape in the Tree written by Alan Walker and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailing the unfolding discovery of a crucial link in our evolution, this book is written in the voice of Walker, whose involvement with Proconsul began when his graduate supervisor analyzed the tree-climbing adaptations in the arm and hand of this extinct creature. Today, Proconsul is the best-known fossil ape in the world.