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The Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee

how our animal heritage affects the way we live

by Jared Diamond ...

From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Guns, Germs and SteelMore than 98 % of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man.Jared Diamond surveys our life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal origins. ... Read more

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From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Guns, Germs and SteelMore than 98 % of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man.Jared Diamond surveys our life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal origins.
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A Brief History of Intelligence

Why the Evolution of the Brain Holds the Key to the Future of AI

by Max Bennett ...

Bridges the gap between AI and neuroscience by telling the story of how the brain came to be.'I found this book amazing' Daniel Kahneman, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and bestselling author of Thinking Fast & SlowThe entirety of the human brain’s 4-billion-year story can be summarised as the culmination of five evolutionary breakthroughs, starting from the very first brains, all the way ... Read more

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Bridges the gap between AI and neuroscience by telling the story of how the brain came to be.'I found this book amazing' Daniel Kahneman, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and bestselling author of Thinking Fast & SlowThe entirety of the human brain’s 4-billion-year story can be summarised as the culmination of five evolutionary breakthroughs, starting from the very first brains, all the way
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Different

What Apes Can Teach Us About Gender

by Frans de Waal ...

A ground-breaking look at gender and sex from the world's leading primatologist and New York Times bestselling author of ARE WE SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW HOW SMART ANIMALS ARE?'Brilliant and fascinating... brings a scientific, compassionate and balanced approach to some of the hottest controversies about sex and gender' Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens, Homo Deus and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century ... Read more

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A ground-breaking look at gender and sex from the world's leading primatologist and New York Times bestselling author of ARE WE SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW HOW SMART ANIMALS ARE?'Brilliant and fascinating... brings a scientific, compassionate and balanced approach to some of the hottest controversies about sex and gender' Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens, Homo Deus and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
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In the Shadow of Man

by Jane Goodall ...

'One of history's most impressive field studies; an instant animal classic' TIMEJane Goodall's classic account of primate research provides an impressively detailed and absorbing account of the early years of her field study of, and adventures with, chimpanzees in Tanzania, Africa. It is a landmark for everyone to enjoy.**'**Apart from its enormous scientific value, IN THE SHADOW OF MAN is ... Read more

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'One of history's most impressive field studies; an instant animal classic' TIMEJane Goodall's classic account of primate research provides an impressively detailed and absorbing account of the early years of her field study of, and adventures with, chimpanzees in Tanzania, Africa. It is a landmark for everyone to enjoy.**'**Apart from its enormous scientific value, IN THE SHADOW OF MAN is
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Deadly Animals in the Wild

From Venomous Snakes, Man-Eaters to Poisonous Spiders

by Speedy Publishing ...

Series series Deadliest Animals on the Planet
Children learn to use their imagination when they read about things that are new to them and naturally intriguing. Learning about deadly animals sparks the minds of kids as they envision such animals out in the wild and how they hunt and capture prey as kids can create amazing scenarios simply through the use of their imagination once they know some basic information. Kids adore anything about ... Read more

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Children learn to use their imagination when they read about things that are new to them and naturally intriguing. Learning about deadly animals sparks the minds of kids as they envision such animals out in the wild and how they hunt and capture prey as kids can create amazing scenarios simply through the use of their imagination once they know some basic information. Kids adore anything about
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Girl Meets Ape

by Chrissie Manby ...

He's the King of the Swingers. But she's the Ice Queen.When Dr Jennifer Niederhauser becomes head of the chimpanzee project at Prowdes Animal Sanctuary, the uptight young zoologist looks forward to making her mark in the conservation world. But the regime is ramshackle, the chimpanzees uncontrollable and her first meeting with head keeper Guy Gibson finds him naked and covered in baby oil.She ... Read more

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He's the King of the Swingers. But she's the Ice Queen.When Dr Jennifer Niederhauser becomes head of the chimpanzee project at Prowdes Animal Sanctuary, the uptight young zoologist looks forward to making her mark in the conservation world. But the regime is ramshackle, the chimpanzees uncontrollable and her first meeting with head keeper Guy Gibson finds him naked and covered in baby oil.She
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30-Second Zoology

The 50 most fundamental categories and concepts from the study of animal life

by Mark Fellowes ...

Series series 30-Second
Learn all you need to know about the ecosystems, animals and environments which make up life on Earth in this simple, handy, and informative guide!Endowed with abundant water, extraordinary ecoystems, varied climates and biomes, our planet is teeming with creatures, great and small.What produced this rich diversity? How have so many species formed, evolved and adapted? What effects are huma... ... Read more

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Learn all you need to know about the ecosystems, animals and environments which make up life on Earth in this simple, handy, and informative guide!Endowed with abundant water, extraordinary ecoystems, varied climates and biomes, our planet is teeming with creatures, great and small.What produced this rich diversity? How have so many species formed, evolved and adapted? What effects are huma...
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Monkeys!

Cute pictures of monkeys, chimps, and other primates!

by Gina Jarvis ...

Series series Pictures of Cute Animals
Cute pictures of monkeys, nothing more!Full color photographs of cute monkeys, chimps, and other primates!These pictures look great on color tablets and other devices! ... Read more

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Cute pictures of monkeys, nothing more!Full color photographs of cute monkeys, chimps, and other primates!These pictures look great on color tablets and other devices!
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The Impenetrable Forest

My Gorilla Years in Uganda

by Thor Hanson ...

Lying in the remote hills of southwest Uganda, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest harbors elephants, chimpanzees, monkeys, and half the world’s population of endangered mountain gorillas. For two years, Thor Hanson called that forest home, working with local guides and trackers to develop an ecotourism program for the newly-formed Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Thoroughly researched and beautifully ... Read more

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Lying in the remote hills of southwest Uganda, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest harbors elephants, chimpanzees, monkeys, and half the world’s population of endangered mountain gorillas. For two years, Thor Hanson called that forest home, working with local guides and trackers to develop an ecotourism program for the newly-formed Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Thoroughly researched and beautifully
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True Bigfoot Horror: The Apex Predator - Monster in the Woods - Book Zero

by Jeremy Kelly ...

Enjoy a Variety of True Bigfoot Stories from Violent and Horrifying to Interesting and Fascinating.Ten years ago I went on a hunting trip in northern Washington State with my cousin Jason. I am far from an outdoors-man but I still jumped on the opportunity for a long weekend getaway with my crazy cousin. Had I know what I know today I am not sure if I would have gone, but what is certain is that ... Read more

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Enjoy a Variety of True Bigfoot Stories from Violent and Horrifying to Interesting and Fascinating.Ten years ago I went on a hunting trip in northern Washington State with my cousin Jason. I am far from an outdoors-man but I still jumped on the opportunity for a long weekend getaway with my crazy cousin. Had I know what I know today I am not sure if I would have gone, but what is certain is that
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Florida and the Game Water-Birds

by Robert Barnwell Roosevelt ...

Florida and the Game Water-Birds written by Robert Barnwell Roosevelt who was a sportsman, author, and politician. This book was published in 1868. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as ... Read more

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Florida and the Game Water-Birds written by Robert Barnwell Roosevelt who was a sportsman, author, and politician. This book was published in 1868. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as
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Evolution- Die Jäger, Die Aus Afrika Kamen

by Ruben Ygua ...

49.500 - China: Fossil aus dem Ordos-Mensch mit mongoloiden Eigenschaften, insbesondere im Gebiss. Amerika: Asteroideneinschlag in Odessa, Texas. 49.000 - Vereignite Staaten: Ein Asteroid trifft und öffnet einen 1 km langen Krater in Barringer, Arizona. In Spanien: archäologische Stätte von Abric Romaní, fossile Überreste des Neandertalers, Lagerfeuer und Zeichen des Kochens und Verzehrs von ... Read more

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49.500 - China: Fossil aus dem Ordos-Mensch mit mongoloiden Eigenschaften, insbesondere im Gebiss. Amerika: Asteroideneinschlag in Odessa, Texas. 49.000 - Vereignite Staaten: Ein Asteroid trifft und öffnet einen 1 km langen Krater in Barringer, Arizona. In Spanien: archäologische Stätte von Abric Romaní, fossile Überreste des Neandertalers, Lagerfeuer und Zeichen des Kochens und Verzehrs von
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Der Bigfoot-Jäger

Auf Spurensuche nach dem Wilden Mann Nordamerikas

by Michael Schneider ...

Der Bigfoot (engl. Großfuß) ist ein Wesen der nordamerikanischen Folklore mit gewaltigen Füßen, erheblicher Größe und starker Fellbehaarung, der in fast allen Gebirgen der USA und Kanadas, insbesondere in den Rocky Mountains und den Appalachen, gesichtet wurde. Bigfoot wird in Kanada auch Sasquatch genannt, was in der Sprache dort ansässiger Ureinwohner für „stark behaarter Mensch“ steht ... Read more

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Der Bigfoot (engl. Großfuß) ist ein Wesen der nordamerikanischen Folklore mit gewaltigen Füßen, erheblicher Größe und starker Fellbehaarung, der in fast allen Gebirgen der USA und Kanadas, insbesondere in den Rocky Mountains und den Appalachen, gesichtet wurde. Bigfoot wird in Kanada auch Sasquatch genannt, was in der Sprache dort ansässiger Ureinwohner für „stark behaarter Mensch“ steht
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Gorillas in the Wild

A Visual Essay

by Joe McDonald ...

In this beautifully illustrated book, author Joe McDonald presents a wealth of knowledge pertaining to the natural history of mountain gorillas, one of the world’s most endangered great apes. The volume includes over 170 photos from Joe, his wife, Mary Ann, and a third contributor—plus interesting, eye-opening facts about gorillas (plus a chapter devoted to other great apes), spiced with personal ... Read more

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In this beautifully illustrated book, author Joe McDonald presents a wealth of knowledge pertaining to the natural history of mountain gorillas, one of the world’s most endangered great apes. The volume includes over 170 photos from Joe, his wife, Mary Ann, and a third contributor—plus interesting, eye-opening facts about gorillas (plus a chapter devoted to other great apes), spiced with personal
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Het Leven der Dieren: De Apen

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by Alfred Edmund Brehm, Dirk Sanders ...

In 'Het Leven der Dieren: De Apen' biedt Alfred Edmund Brehm een uitgebreide en gedetailleerde studie over de verscheidenheid en complexiteit van het apenleven. Brehm's literaire stijl is nauwkeurig en observerend, met een focus op zowel de fysieke als gedragskenmerken van verschillende apensoorten. Het boek valt binnen de traditie van de 19e-eeuwse natuurgeschiedenis, waarin het begrip van dieren ... Read more

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In 'Het Leven der Dieren: De Apen' biedt Alfred Edmund Brehm een uitgebreide en gedetailleerde studie over de verscheidenheid en complexiteit van het apenleven. Brehm's literaire stijl is nauwkeurig en observerend, met een focus op zowel de fysieke als gedragskenmerken van verschillende apensoorten. Het boek valt binnen de traditie van de 19e-eeuwse natuurgeschiedenis, waarin het begrip van dieren
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Gorillas in Our Midst

A Zookeeper’s Tale of Hand-Rearing Baby Gorillas as featured on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live

by Alan Toyne ...

"Funny and messy" - The Mail on SundayStep into the fascinating world of Bristol Zoo with Alan Toyne, a dedicated zookeeper and primate expert whose extraordinary story of hand-rearing two baby gorillas will warm your heartWhen Afia, a newborn Western Lowland Gorilla, is rejected by her mother Kera after a difficult birth, her human keepers must start the challenging - but rewarding - experience ... Read more

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"Funny and messy" - The Mail on SundayStep into the fascinating world of Bristol Zoo with Alan Toyne, a dedicated zookeeper and primate expert whose extraordinary story of hand-rearing two baby gorillas will warm your heartWhen Afia, a newborn Western Lowland Gorilla, is rejected by her mother Kera after a difficult birth, her human keepers must start the challenging - but rewarding - experience
... Read more
Tree of Origin

What Primate Behavior Can Tell Us about Human Social Evolution

by Richard Byrne, Robin Dunbar, W. C. McGrew, Anne Pusey, Charles Snowdon, Craig Stanford, Karen B. Strier, Richard W. Wrangham ...

How did we become the linguistic, cultured, and hugely successful apes that we are? Our closest relatives--the other mentally complex and socially skilled primates--offer tantalizing clues. In Tree of Origin nine of the world's top primate experts read these clues and compose the most extensive picture to date of what the behavior of monkeys and apes can tell us about our own evolution as a ... Read more

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How did we become the linguistic, cultured, and hugely successful apes that we are? Our closest relatives--the other mentally complex and socially skilled primates--offer tantalizing clues. In Tree of Origin nine of the world's top primate experts read these clues and compose the most extensive picture to date of what the behavior of monkeys and apes can tell us about our own evolution as a
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Elkins Creek

by James P. Akin ...

In 1994, James Patrick Akin made a plaster cast of a giant footprint in the swamps of a rural Georgia county. In the years since, this cast came to be known in the Bigfoot research community as the Elkins Creek Cast. In his book, Akin takes the reader along as he casts the giant footprint and explores the theories behind Bigfoot research and the interrelated nature of the unexplained. ... Read more

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In 1994, James Patrick Akin made a plaster cast of a giant footprint in the swamps of a rural Georgia county. In the years since, this cast came to be known in the Bigfoot research community as the Elkins Creek Cast. In his book, Akin takes the reader along as he casts the giant footprint and explores the theories behind Bigfoot research and the interrelated nature of the unexplained.
... Read more
Tiburón

La biografía ilustrada

by Daniel C. Abel, Sophie A. Maycock ...

Un fascinante recorrido visual por la vida de los tiburones. No existen dos especies de tiburones con la misma historia de vida; sin embargo, estas magníficas criaturas tienen muchas cosas en común.Esta singular biografía reúne un gran número de especies que viven en diferentes hábitats de todo el mundo. Examina la biología, la ecología y el comportamiento de los tiburones, así como su papel ... Read more

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Un fascinante recorrido visual por la vida de los tiburones. No existen dos especies de tiburones con la misma historia de vida; sin embargo, estas magníficas criaturas tienen muchas cosas en común.Esta singular biografía reúne un gran número de especies que viven en diferentes hábitats de todo el mundo. Examina la biología, la ecología y el comportamiento de los tiburones, así como su papel
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Minds I've Met

From Denying to Embracing the Inner Lives of Animals

by Frans de Waal ...

Over the last five decades, how we think about animals has undergone a seismic change. And with it, so too has how we think about ourselves, and our place in the animal kingdom.For decades, scientists viewed animals as little more than automatons - creatures running on instinct, lacking in intelligence. It was, for Frans de Waal, a period of 'anthropodenial', in which scientists practiced a ... Read more

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Over the last five decades, how we think about animals has undergone a seismic change. And with it, so too has how we think about ourselves, and our place in the animal kingdom.For decades, scientists viewed animals as little more than automatons - creatures running on instinct, lacking in intelligence. It was, for Frans de Waal, a period of 'anthropodenial', in which scientists practiced a
... Read more
De reis van de mensheid

Wat onze genen zeggen over ons verleden en onze toekomst

Translated by Ronnie Boley ...

by Johannes Krause, Thomas Trappe ...

De geschiedenis van de mens is terug te lezen in ons DNAIn evolutionaire termen heeft de moderne mens binnen no time een stormachtige opkomst gemaakt. In slechts een paar millennia hebben wij continenten veroverd, de Noordpool en de woestijn doorkruist, flora en fauna onderworpen en grenzen beslecht. De laatste jaren worden we geconfronteerd met de gevolgen van onze expansiedrift, nu natuurlijke ... Read more

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De geschiedenis van de mens is terug te lezen in ons DNAIn evolutionaire termen heeft de moderne mens binnen no time een stormachtige opkomst gemaakt. In slechts een paar millennia hebben wij continenten veroverd, de Noordpool en de woestijn doorkruist, flora en fauna onderworpen en grenzen beslecht. De laatste jaren worden we geconfronteerd met de gevolgen van onze expansiedrift, nu natuurlijke
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Almost Human

The Story of Julius, the Chimpanzee Caught between Two Worlds

by Alfred Fidjestøl ...

“Alternately joyous and heartbreaking...” —Jane GoodallA moving and revealing biography of Norway’s most famous chimpanzee.Julius is a national celebrity, the inspiration behind pop hits and bestselling books.He’s also a chimpanzee, born in captivity, but raised in a zookeeper’s home after his own mother rejects him. Julius’s new parents change his diapers and comfort him when he has nightmares, ... Read more

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“Alternately joyous and heartbreaking...” —Jane GoodallA moving and revealing biography of Norway’s most famous chimpanzee.Julius is a national celebrity, the inspiration behind pop hits and bestselling books.He’s also a chimpanzee, born in captivity, but raised in a zookeeper’s home after his own mother rejects him. Julius’s new parents change his diapers and comfort him when he has nightmares,
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The Mighty Jungle

The Mighty Jungle, #10

by Paul A. Lynch ...

Series Book 10 - The Mighty Jungle
The jungle is a densely overgrown forest with little light or air reaching the ground. These environments are home to an array of exotic animals and plants. Additionally, the jungle is a popular setting for adventure stories and movies. However, these stories often present the jungle as a dark and forbidding place where danger lurks at every turn. Here, we will examine the jungle's natural ... Read more

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The jungle is a densely overgrown forest with little light or air reaching the ground. These environments are home to an array of exotic animals and plants. Additionally, the jungle is a popular setting for adventure stories and movies. However, these stories often present the jungle as a dark and forbidding place where danger lurks at every turn. Here, we will examine the jungle's natural
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The Wit & Wisdom of Jane Goodall

A celebration of a national treasure

by Chas Newkey-Burden ...

She was one of the one most influential scientists of our time...Jane Goodall led a life full of adventure, exploration and fierce advocacy for the planet. Her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees made her world famous, and she spent the rest of her career spreading a message of hope.This book celebrates her incredible life and legacy.*'Beneath that fierce honesty was an unwavering faith that ... Read more

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She was one of the one most influential scientists of our time...Jane Goodall led a life full of adventure, exploration and fierce advocacy for the planet. Her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees made her world famous, and she spent the rest of her career spreading a message of hope.This book celebrates her incredible life and legacy.*'Beneath that fierce honesty was an unwavering faith that
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