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Best books about non-human primates. (May include early human ancestors before 2 million years ago).

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1	In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall 4.37 avg rating — 9,801 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons by Robert M. Sapolsky 4.39 avg rating — 9,158 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	High Moon over the Amazon: My Quest to Understand the Monkeys of the Night by Patricia Chapple Wright 4.33 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	For the Love of Lemurs: My Life in the Wilds of Madagascar by Patricia Chapple Wright 4.36 avg rating — 108 ratings score: 285, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe by Jane Goodall 4.30 avg rating — 3,549 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Following Fifi: My Adventures Among Wild Chimpanzees: Lessons from our Closest Relatives by John Crocker 3.85 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis by Elaine Morgan really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 391 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	La sociedad de los primates by Julia Fischer 4.06 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Primates of the World: An Illustrated Guide by Jean-Jacques Petter 4.36 avg rating — 75 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves by Frans de Waal 4.21 avg rating — 5,861 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Primate Family Tree: The Amazing Diversity of Our Closest Relatives by Ian Redmond 4.05 avg rating — 75 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling 4.01 avg rating — 89,606 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape by Frans de Waal 4.32 avg rating — 523 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey: Unearthing the Origins of Monkeys, Apes, and Humans by Christopher Beard 3.84 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo by Vanessa Woods (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 2,049 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes by Frans de Waal 4.27 avg rating — 2,099 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas by Sy Montgomery 4.20 avg rating — 814 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Sophie's Story : Raising a Chimp in the Family by Vince Smith 4.09 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy 4.14 avg rating — 694 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey 4.16 avg rating — 21,366 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Reflections of Eden: My Years with the Orangutans of Borneo by Biruté Galdikas 4.30 avg rating — 912 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Lemurs of the Lost World by Jane Wilson-Howarth (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Almost Human: A Journey into the World of Baboons by Shirley C. Strum 4.02 avg rating — 122 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Baboon Metaphysics: The Evolution of a Social Mind by Dorothy L. Cheney 4.03 avg rating — 197 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars