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Infant Chimpanzee and Human Child
A Classic 1935 Comparative Study of Ape Emotions and Intelligence
Av N. N. Ladygina-Kohts, Frans B. M. de Waal
Inbunden, 2002
1775 kr
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N.N. Ladygina-Kohts earned her degree in comparative psychology at Moscow University in 1917, then became the first curator of the Darwin Museum in Moscow. Her pioneering work with the chimpanzee, Joni, was reported throughout the continent during her lifetime, earning her a series of honors in the …
Bonobo
The Forgotten Ape
Av Frans Lanting, Frans B. M. de Waal
E-bok, 1997
606 kr
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This remarkable primate with the curious name is challenging established views on human evolution. The bonobo, least known of the great apes, is a female-centered, egalitarian species that has been dubbed the "make-love-not-war" primate by specialists. In bonobo society, females form alliances to …
Tree of Origin
What Primate Behavior Can Tell Us about Human Social Evolution
Häftad, 2002
360 kr
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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 …
Primate Mind
Built to Connect with Other Minds
Av Frans B. M. de Waal, Pier Francesco Ferrari
Inbunden, 2012
600 kr
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“Monkey see, monkey do” may sound simple, but how an individual perceives and processes the behavior of another is one of the most complex and fascinating questions related to the social life of humans and other primates. In The Primate Mind, experts from around the world take a bottom-up approach …
Chimpanzee Cultures
Av Richard W. Wrangham, W. C. McGrew m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
508 kr
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Do chimpanzees have something akin to culture? Bringing together studies of behavioral variation within and among chimpanzees and bonobos --the sibling species of the genus Pan--this book provides the basis for answering this question. In Chimpanzee Cultures, the world's leading authorities on …
Good Natured
The Origins of Right and Wrong in Humans and Other Animals
Häftad, 1997
307 kr
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To observe a dog's guilty look.to witness a gorilla's self-sacrifice for a wounded mate, to watch an elephant herd's communal effort on behalf of a stranded calf--to catch animals in certain acts is to wonder what moves them. Might there he a code of ethics in the animal kingdom? Must an animal be …
Peacemaking among Primates
Häftad, 1990
394 kr
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Does biology condemn the human species to violence and war? Previous studies of animal behavior incline us to answer yes, but the message of this book is considerably more optimistic. Without denying our heritage of aggressive behavior, Frans de Waal describes powerful checks and balances in the …
