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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781075703321

Autore

Sorenson John <1952->

Titolo

Ape [[electronic resource] /] / John Sorenson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Reaktion, 2009

ISBN

1-282-79611-9

9786612796111

1-86189-746-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Collana

Animal

Disciplina

599.88

Soggetti

Apes

Primates

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

Apes-to look at them is to see a mirror of ourselves. Our close genetic relatives fascinate and unnerve us with their similar behavior and social personality. Here, John Sorenson delves into our conflicted relationship to the great apes, which often revea