The Ape in the Tree
Title | The Ape in the Tree PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Walker |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780674016750 |
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.
Tree of Origin
Title | Tree of Origin PDF eBook |
Author | Frans B. M. de Waal |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 2009-07-01 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0674033027 |
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 species. It has been nearly fifteen years since a single volume addressed the issue of human evolution from a primate perspective, and in that time we have witnessed explosive growth in research on the subject. Tree of Origin 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, intergroup 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. Tree of Origin provides the clearest glimpse yet of the apelike ancestor who left the forest and began the long journey toward modern humanity.
Eating Apes
Title | Eating Apes PDF eBook |
Author | Dale Peterson |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 348 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0520243323 |
Annotation As Jane Goodall never fails to mention, "bush meat is the greatest conservation crisis in my lifetime." This book documents in text and photographs how wild animals in the Congo Basin, particularly the Great Apes but also chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas, are slaughtered and used for human consumption.
Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree
Title | Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree PDF eBook |
Author | Eileen Christelow |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780395664131 |
A selection of counting rhyme stories featuring the infamous five little monkeys.
The Primate Family Tree
Title | The Primate Family Tree PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Redmond |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Human evolution |
ISBN | 9781554079643 |
A full-color, illustrated guide to over 270 species of primates with range maps, classification charts, and information on diet and habitat, global distribution of primate species, and major characteristics.
Down from the Trees
Title | Down from the Trees PDF eBook |
Author | Ralph D. Hermansen |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2018-06-26 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0429880170 |
Down from the Trees: Man’s Amazing Transition from Tree-Dwelling Ape Ancestors covers the evolution of man from tree-dwelling ape to Homo sapiens as he is today. Using easy-to-read language, the author takes complex, jargon-filled material and extracts the essence of the topic and coveys it in a clear and engaging manner. He approaches the subject of human evolution from three different disciplines: fossil evidence and its interpretation, evolutionary theory and its applicability, and genetic evidence and its ability to unlock prehistoric information. The third discipline has advanced unbelievably in the last few years, and this book includes the most up-to-date research. There is nothing more interesting to humans than the story of their origins. The evolutionary process of a tree-dwelling ape becoming a walking, talking man who has developed the technology to walk on the moon, transplant hearts, or modify living things is no trivial story. This book provides a fascinating and comprehensive view of what science has learned of human evolution.
The Fruit, the Tree, and the Serpent
Title | The Fruit, the Tree, and the Serpent PDF eBook |
Author | Lynne A. Isbell |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 222 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0674033019 |
The global prominence of snakes in religion, myth, and folklore underscores our deep connection to them—but why, when few of us have firsthand experience? The answer, Isbell suggests, lies in snakes’ singular impact on primate evolution; predation pressure from snakes is ultimately responsible for the superior vision and large brains of primates.