primates

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primates

Chimpanzees

Introduces the habitat and characteristics of chimpanzees, and briefly describes Jane Goodall's work with them.

In the shadow of man

Describes chimpanzee behavior based on observations of them in their natural habitat.
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Chimpanzee nests

2019
Explains the process and materials that chimpanzees use to build nests.
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Primates and philosophers

how morality evolved
Explores the development of morality in humans, cites the author's work with primates as evidence for the evolutionary basis of ethics, and provides responses by other scientists to De Waal's arguments.
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I wish I was a gorilla

Introduces gorillas, describing their physical features, what they eat, where they live, and how they care for their young.--.
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L is for lemur

ABCs of endangered primates
"Describes endangered primates of the world by assigning a species or primate-related term to each letter of the alphabet"--.
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Apes and other hairy primates

Presents an introduction to primates, focusing on apes and monkeys, looking at how they live in the wild, how they fight, feed, get around in trees and on the ground, breed, and raise their families, and examining the ways in which primates resemble humans.
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Primates

from howler monkeys to humans
Discusses the order of the animal kingdom known as primates and describes the members of fifteen different species that are found in the Americas, Africa, Madagascar, and Asia.

Gorilla, monkey, and ape

A look at the behavior of various primates.

Bigfoot

This title examines the history of Bigfoot reports, the tools and technology used by researchers, and considers whether or not Bigfoot exists.

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