Planet ape
By: Desmond Morris with Steve Parker
Contributors: Parker, Steve, 1952-
Publisher: Firefly Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Buffalo, N.Y; Richmond Hill, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781554075669
Subjects: Menschenaffen; Verhaltensforschung; Apes; Bildband; Grands singes
Description: Detail of the great apes, including: where they live, how they live and the challenges they face. Illustrations compare apes with human beings, including their anatomy, social life, physical and mental development, diet and communication.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Meet the great apes; title: What is a great ape?; title: Evolution of the primates; title: Where do the great apes live?; title: Family portraits; title: Bornean orangutan; title: Sumatran orangutan; title: Western gorilla; title: Mountain gorilla; title: Chimpanzee; title: Bonobo; title: Prosimians; title: Old World monkeys; title: New World monkeys; title: Gibbons; title: Of apes and men; title: Shared traits of the great apes; title: The story of DNA; title: Extinct ancestors; title: Living relatives?; title: Uniquely human; title: How the human species advanced; title: The hunted ape; title: The performing ape; title: Apes observed; title: Apes studied in the wild; title: Ape intelligence; title: Apes and sign language; title: Apes in experiments; title: Ape anatomy; title: Apes on the outside; title: Size and shape; title: Bones, bodies, and limbs; title: Skeleton and posture; title: Muscles and moving; title: Faces; title: Hands and feet; title: Brains and nerves; title: Senses; title: Internal organs; title: The daily meal; title: Feeding and tool-use; title: Essentials of diet; title: Daily needs; title: Diet and dentition; title: A life of plants; title: Foraging strategies; title: Feeding routine : orangutan; title: Meat-eating; title: On the hunt; title: Communication skills; title: Why communicate?; title: Visual signals; title: Messages through sound; title: Touch, scent, and smell; title: Social life; title: Family matters; title: Living in numbers; title: Apes alone; title: Who's in charge; title: Social climbing; title: Playing; title: Joining and leaving; title: Territories; title: Sex life; title: How many mates?; title: Starting out; title: Courtship; title: Breeding cycles; title: Mating; title: Pregnancy; title: Birth and babies; title: The stages of life; title: Infancy; title: Childhood; title: Milestones of infancy; title: Adolescence; title: Adulthood; title: Illness, injury, and death; title: Growing threats; title: Natural threats; title: Habitat destruction; title: Hunting and poaching; title: Disease; title: Warfare; title: Not enough genes; title: Saving planet ape; title: Global efforts; title: Charity work; title: Ecotourism and community efforts; title: Captive-breeding; title: Rehabilitation and reintroduction; title: How we can help; title: Charities & organizations; title: Index & acknowledgments.