The Red Ape: Orang-Utans and Human Origins

by Jeffrey H. Schwartz

This theory of human evolution challenges the underpinnings of "modern" approaches to evolutionary biology by asserting that man's closest relative is neither the chimpanzee nor the gorilla, but the orang-utan

Genres: Anthropology, Science, Animals, Evolution, Nonfiction

337 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1987

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[A. J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very provocative. I always assumed the close DNA relatedness of chimps and humans made us of the same clade... Now, with a detailed discussion of such and morphologic features, I am beginning to think Dr. Schwartz is on to something, we might indeed be more related to Orangs than Chimps/African apes. Provocative book, well written.

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The Red Ape: Orangutans and Human Origins, Revised and Updated by Jeffrey Schwartz (2005)