Ape
By: John Sorenson
Series: Animal; Animal (Reaktion Books)
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781861897466; 9781861894229
Subjects: Evolution; Apes; Animals; Behavior; NATURE; SCIENCE; Apes in motion pictures; Primatology; Apes in literature; Apes in art; Life Sciences; Human-animal relationships; Apes as pets; Effect of human beings on; Zoology; Primates; Hominidae
Description: In Ape, John Sorenson delves into our conflicted relationship to the great apes, which often reveals as much about us as humans as it does about the apes themselves.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-208) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Ape Cover; Imprint page; Contents; 1 Natural History; 2 Thinking about Apes; 3 Pets, Captives, Hybrids; 4 Looking at Apes; 5 Models for Human Behaviour; 6 Extinction; Timeline of the Ape; References; Select Bibliography; Associations and Websites; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index.