GORILLA

by Redmond, Ian

• ISBN13: 9780789464743
• ISBN10: 0789464748
• Format: Hardcover
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

Photographed in full color . Take a close-up look at the amazing behavior of our nearest relatives. Learn why howler monkeys burst into song at dawn, what it really means when a mandrill yawns, and why the biggest primate is a vegetarian.

Table of Contents

What are primates?	p. 6
Apes and humans	p. 8
Primitive primates	p. 10
Primates of the night	p. 12
New World monkeys	p. 16
Life in the treetops	p. 18
The clever capuchin	p. 20
Old World monkeys	p. 22
Life on the plains	p. 26
The versatile macaque	p. 28
King swingers	p. 30
Expert communicators	p. 32
On the defense	p. 34
The great apes	p. 36
The great ape of Asia	p. 38
Forest rangers	p. 40
King of the apes	p. 42
Gorilla family life	p. 44
The mountain gorillas	p. 46
The chimpanzee	p. 50
The ape extrovert	p. 52
The great engineer	p. 54
The fourth great ape	p. 56
Monkey myths	p. 58
People and primates	p. 60
Primates in danger	p. 62
Index	p. 64
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