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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 this volume nine of the world's top
primate experts read these clues and compose the most extensive picture to date
of what the behaviour of monkeys and apes can tell us about our own evolution
as a species. This text gives us the latest news about bonobos, the "make love not war"
apes who behave so dramatically unlike chimpanzees. We learn about the tool
traditions and social customs that set each ape community apart. We see how DNA
analysis is revolutionizing our understanding of paternity, inter-group
migration, and reproductive success. And we confront intriguing discoveries
about primate hunting behavior, politics, cognition, diet, and the evolution of
language and intelligence that challenge claims of human uniqueness in new and
subtle ways. How did we become the linguistic, cultured, and successful apes we are? Our
closest relatives offer tantalizing clues. In this volume top primate experts
read these clues and compose an extensive picture of what the behaviour of
monkeys and apes can tell us about our own evolution as a species.
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Tree of Origin: What Primate Behavior Can Tell Us about Human Social Evolution
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