Last ape standing : the seven-million year story of how and why we survived /
Walter, Chip.
New York : Walker & Company,
2013.
"Tells the intriguing tale of how against all odds and despite nature's brutal and capricious ways we stand here today, the only surviving humans, and the planet's most dominant species"--P. [4] of jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-205) and index.
The battle for survival -- The invention of childhood (or, Why it hurts to have a baby) -- Learning machines -- Tangled webs : the moral primate -- The everywhere ape -- Cousin creatures -- Beauties in the beast -- The voice inside your head -- Epilogue: The next human.
"Tells the intriguing tale of how against all odds and despite nature's brutal and capricious ways we stand here today, the only surviving humans, and the planet's most dominant species"--P. [4] of jacket.
Fossil hominids.
Primates
Human evolution.