Primatology


In the Shadow of Man
A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons
Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are
The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates
Gorillas in the Mist
Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe
Reflections of Eden: My Years with the Orangutans of Borneo
Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes
The Ape and the Sushi Master: Reflections of a Primatologist
Next of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape
Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved
Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist
Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
Some might call these people power-hungry baboons, but frankly, that’s an insult to baboons. At least real baboons know how to lead within their own social structures. Their hierarchies—though rigid—serve a function in their troop. Alpha baboons protect their community, share resources (to an extent), and engage in elaborate social grooming that reinforces connection. When an alpha loses their strength or abuses their role, they get overthrown, often dramatically, but fairly. Compare that to hum ...more
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Bonobos provide the perfect evidence for how our distant ape ancestors became cooperative and loving.
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