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Wild Chimpanzees by Adam Clark Arcadi
Wild Chimpanzees by Adam Clark Arcadi
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Wild Chimpanzees

Social Behavior of an Endangered Species
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As our closest primate relatives, chimpanzees offer tantalizing clues about the behavior of early human ancestors. This book provides a rich and detailed portrait of chimpanzee social life in the wild, synthesizing hundreds of thousands of hours of research at seven long-term field sites. Why are the social lives of males and females so different? Why do groups of males sometimes seek out and kill neighboring individuals? Do chimpanzees cooperate when they hunt monkeys? Is their vocal behaviour like human speech? Are there different chimpanzee 'cultures'? Addressing these questions and more, Adam Arcadi presents a fascinating introduction to the chimpanzee social universe and the challenges we face in trying to save this species from extinction. With extensive notes organized by field site and an appendix describing field methods, this book is indispensable for students, researchers, and anyone else interested in the remarkable and complex world of these intelligent apes.

Author Biography:

Adam Clark Arcadi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Cornell University, New York, where he teaches courses in human evolution, primate behavior and primate conservation. He has conducted field research on wild chimpanzees in Kibale National Park (Uganda), and collaborated with researchers at the Gombe Steam Research Center (Tanzania) and the Taï Chimpanzee Project (Ivory Coast).
Release date Australia
June 21st, 2018
Audiences
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises; 7 Tables, black and white; 14 Plates, color; 2 Halftones, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white
Pages
244
Dimensions
153x228x14
ISBN-13
9781316647561
Product ID
27510077

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