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1	In the Shadow of Man more books like this by Jane Goodall Jane Goodall's classic account of primate research provides an impressively detailed and absorbing account of the early years of her field study of,and adventures with,chimpanzees in Tanzania,Africa.It is a landmark for everyone to enjoy. 'One of natural history'smost impressive field studies...an instant animal classic' TIME 'Jane Goodall's work ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	A primate's memoir more books like this by Robert M Sapolsky "I had never planned to become a savanna baboon when I grew up; instead, I had always assumed I would become a mountain gorilla," writes Robert Sapolsky in this witty and riveting chronicle of a scientist's coming-of-age in remote Africa. Raised in an intellectual, immigrant family in Brooklyn, Sapolsky wished he could live in the primate diorama ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.20! \| first editions
3	A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons more books like this by Robert M Sapolsky "I had never planned to become a savanna baboon when I grew up; instead, I had always assumed I would become a mountain gorilla," writes Robert Sapolsky in this witty and riveting chronicle of a scientist's coming-of-age in remote Africa. An exhilarating account of Sapolsky's twenty-one-year study of a troop of rambunctious baboons in Kenya, "A ... see all copies from $3.40! new only from $7.29! \| SVS
4	Gorillas in the Mist more books like this by Dian Fossey Inspiring the award-winning film, Fossey's 13 years experience in the remote African rain forests with the endangered mountain gorillas are accounted in this classic work, which remains an enduring testament to one of the longest field studies of primates. Photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.59! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Reflections of Eden: My Years with the Orangutans of Borneo more books like this by Birute Marija Filomena Galdikas Ever since Jane Goodall unlocked the mysteries of wild chimpanzees, and Dian Fossey lived among mountain gorillas, the world has been captivated by primates and the people who study them. Here, at last, is the riveting story of Birute Galdikas, a pioneering primatologist who has spent much of her life studying orangutans. In 1971, twenty-five-year ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.29! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	In the Kingdom of Gorillas: Fragile Species in a Dangerous Land more books like this by Bill Weber, Ms. Amy Vedder In 1978, when Bill Weber and Amy Vedder arrived in Rwanda to study mountain gorillas with Dian Fossey, the gorilla population was teetering toward extinction. Poaching was rampant, but it was loss of habitat that most endangered the gorillas. When yet another slice of the Parc des Volcans in the Virunga Mountains was targeted for development, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Bigfoot!: The True Story of Apes in America more books like this by Loren L Coleman Readers are invited to examine the evidence for Bigfoot and take a journey into the realm of crytozoology, or hidden animals, with the #1 author in the field of Bigfoot study, Loren Coleman. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $9.04! \| first editions \| SVS
8	How monkeys see the world inside the mind of another species more books like this by Cheney, Seyfarth Cheney and Seyfarth enter the minds of vervet monkeys and other primates to explore the nature of primate intelligence and the evolution of cognition. "This reviewer had to be restrained from stopping people in the street to urge them to read it: They would learn something of the way science is done, something about how monkeys see their world, ... see all copies from $5.38! new only from $24.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human more books like this by Elizabeth Hess Hess delivers the heart-tugging true story of Nim, a baby chimpanzee whose human-like manners and behavior have made him a celebrity in 1973. Nim's story is by turns moving, tragic, and hilarious, and has raised profound questions about what it means to be human. Photos. see all copies from $9.50! new only from $13.25! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Ape and the Sushi Master: Cultural Reflections of a Primatologist more books like this by Dr. Frans de Waal Arguing that apes have created their own distinctive culture, eminent primatologist Frans de Waal challenges our most basic assumptions about who we are and how we differ from other animals.. What if apes had their own culture rather than an imposed human version? What if they reacted to situations with behavior learned through observation of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.90! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The World of Primates more books like this by Patrick Hook see all copies from $9.90! new only from $12.00! \| first editions
12 view cover	No One Loved Gorillas More more books like this by Camilla de La Bedoyere, Kevin Mulroy (Editor), Bob Campbell (Photographer) "No One Loved Gorillas More" In the early hours of December 27, 1985, Diane Fossey was murdered in her cabin by an unknown attacker -- "No One Loved Gorillas More" are the words inscribed on her gravestone. For 18 years, Dian had lived among the mountain gorillas of central Africa, dedicating all her energy to protecting them. Living in basic ... see all copies from $3.92! new only from $8.71! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Primates in Question: The Smithsonian Answer Book more books like this by Robert W. Shumaker, Benjamin B. Beck, Gerry Ellis (Photographer) The mysterious and often unpredictable world of primates is explained by Smithsonian scientists in a Q&A format. A comprehensive response to the many thousands of calls and letters the Smithsonian receives regarding questions related to monkeys, apes, lemurs, tamarins, and their relatives. What are primates? How closely related are humans to other ... see all copies from $4.11! new only from $4.88! \| signed copies \| SVS
14 view cover	Abominable Snowmen, Legend Come to Life more books like this by Ivan T Sanderson, Loren Coleman (Introduction by) Scottish zoologist IVAN TERRANCE SANDERSON (1911-1973) coined the word cryptozoology and first used it in print in this hard-to-find 1961 work, the story of "hairy hominids" across the planet from the very beginnings of human civilization until the mid 20th century. With its scientific, anthropological approach, this is one of the first books to ... see all copies from $5.16! new only from $41.94! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Primates of the world more books like this by Preston-Mafham Contains text and photographs of those animals (mammals) closest in zoology to humans - the primates - lemurs, lories, monkeys, apes and more. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
16 view cover	The Red Ape: Orangutans and Human Origins more books like this by Jeffrey H Schwartz, Ph.D. Anthropologist Jeffrey Schwartz advances his controversial but remarkably insightful theory that our closest living relatives are orangutans, not chimpanzees or other African apes. }We've all heard that chimpanzees are our closest relatives - that, in fact, they share 98 per cent of their genes with us. But what evidence supports these often ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.92! \| first editions
17	Apes, Men, and Language more books like this by Eugene Linden see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	No He's Not a Monkey, He's an Ape and He's My Son more books like this by Hester Mundis This book answers the question that[¬[s on everybody's mind: [¬What[¬[s it like to raise a chimpanzee in Manhattan?[¬ Hester Mundis[¬[s hilarious memoir NO, HE'S NOT A MONKEY, HE'S AN APE AND HE'S MY SON is the complete guide to raising a chimp in the heart of urban America. Join Hester, her husband, their terrifying attack dog Ahab, and the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.77! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Chimpanzee Travels: On and Off the Road in Africa more books like this by Dale Peterson A lifelong fascination with primates led Dale Peterson to Africa, which he criss-crossed in hope of sighting chimpanzees in the wild. As with any adventure worth retelling, however, Peterson's detours are as notable as his destinations. With the good-natured fatalism of the tested traveller, Peterson tells of trains and riverboats, opportunities ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.92! \| first editions
20 view cover	Orangutans: Wizards of the Rainforest more books like this by Anne E Russon A first-hand account of orangutan intelligence and behavior, including a scientific history, description, habitat, and rescue, rehabilitation and release programs. The revised edition has new data and has been updated. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.09! \| SVS
21	The evolution of primate behavior more books like this by Alison Jolly see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
22 view cover	Bigfoot Casebook Updated: Sightings and Encounters from 1818 to 2004 more books like this by Janet Bord, Colin Bord, Loren Coleman (Foreword by) see all copies from $13.08! new only from $13.08! \| SVS
23	The deluge and the Ark : a journey into primate worlds. more books like this by Dale Peterson Tells of the Deluge unleashed by human primates, homo sapiens, on the world's nonhuman primates, but also of the Ark - sanctuaries, reserves, captive breeding programmes, rehabilitation efforts and so on - that may help save the primates and other animals. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24	The Mountain Gorilla: Ecology and Behavior more books like this by George B Schaller see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.00! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Orangutans more books like this by Gisela T Kaplan, Lesley J Rogers, Ph.D., Robert D Kaplan An intimate look at the most humanlike primates on the face of the Earth.. In this eye-opening book, two experts on animal communication paint a compassionate picture of the species of great apes that behaves most like us. Blending the work of other scientists with their own extensive research in orangutan behavior, Kaplan and Rogers give rare ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.66! \| first editions

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