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September 15, 2024

Monkeytalk Inside the Worlds and Minds of Primates

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Free Download Monkeytalk: Inside the Worlds and Minds of Primates by Julia Fischer, translated by Frederick B. Henry Jr.
English | January 4, 2017 | ISBN: 022612424X | True EPUB | 288 pages | 4 MB
Monkey see, monkey do-or does she? Can the behavior of non-human primates-their sociality, their intelligence, their communication-really be chalked up to simple mimicry? Emphatically, absolutely: no. And as famed primatologist Julia Fischer reveals, the human bias inherent in this oft-uttered adage is our loss, for it is only through the study of our primate brethren that we may begin to understand ourselves.

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April 26, 2024

Primates in History, Myth, Art, and Science

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Free Download Primates in History, Myth, Art, and Science
English | 2024 | ISBN: 103271087X | 345 Pages | PDF (True) | 186 MB
Non-human primates (hereafter just primates) play a special role in human societies, especially in regions where modern humans and primates co-exist. Primates feature in myths and legends and in traditional indigenous knowledge. Explorers observed them in the wild and brought them, at great cost, to Europe. There they were valued as pets and for display, their images featured in art and architecture, and where they were literally teased apart by scientists. The international team of contributors to this book draws these different perspectives together to show how primates helped humans better understand their own place in nature. The book will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students as well scholars in disciplines ranging from anthropology to art history.

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January 13, 2024

Primates Quick ID Guide to Africa’s great apes, true monkeys and their relatives

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Free Download Primates: Quick ID Guide to Africa’s great apes, true monkeys and their relatives by Chris Stuart, Mathilde Stuart
English | January 28, 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09RBG3RWF | 82 pages | PDF | 5.22 Mb
A new addition to the successful ‘Quick ID guide’ series, Primates is a succinct survey of the features and habits of our closest relatives. Divided into the three main primate groups – great apes, typical monkeys and prosimians (including the bushbabies) – this easy-to-use guide provides pertinent facts, annotated photographs and up-to-date distribution maps to help readers accurately identify the most commonly seen and charismatic primates in the field. Each entry features: full-colour photographs with pointers to diagnostic features; size, lifespan, key ID features; behavioural characteristics, diet, conservation status and similar species; distribution maps. A valuable guide for anyone with an interest in Africa’s primates and their habits.

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