Chimpanzee Cultures by Richard Wrangham

Chimpanzee Cultures by Richard Wrangham

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This text provides a comparative study of the behaviour displayed by chimpanzees and bonobos, within their own family unit and across several tribes. It examines the cognition of the individual chimpanzee's mind and the factors dictating the nature of chimpanzee and bonobo social groups.

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Chimpanzee Cultures by Richard Wrangham

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 such questions. In Chimpanzee Cultures, the world's leading authorities on chimpanzees and bonobos compare the animals' behaviors from one study site to the next, and in both captive and wild groups. These distinguished contributors offer the most thorough documentation to date of the remarkable variety of behaviors in these species so tantalizingly close to our own. While demonstrating that both nature and culture play important roles in the behavior of the Pan species, this book affords often astonishing insights into the workings of the individual chimpanzee mind and of chimpanzee and bonobo social groups.
Frans de Waal is C. H. Candler Professor of Psychology, Emory University, and Director of Living Links, Yerkes Primate Center. He is the author of several books, including Chimpanzee Politics (1982) and Good Natured: The Origins of Right and Wrong in Humans and Other Animals(1996). Frans Lanting is one of the world's leading nature photographers and the recipient of many prestigious awards. His work appears regularly in National Geographic, Life, and other magazines. His books include Okavango: Africa's Last Eden (1993), Madagascar: A World out of Time (1990), and Forgotten Edens (1993).
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ISBN 13 9780674116627
ISBN 10 0674116623
Title Chimpanzee Cultures
Author Richard Wrangham
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Harvard University Press
Year published 1994-10-31
Number of pages 442
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.