Bonobo the forgotten ape frans de waal book

As a sibling species of chimpanzees, bonobos pan paniscus share with them the distinction of being our closest relatives. Pygmy chimpanzee behavior and ecology, stanford, ca. This explains why a new zookeeper familiar with chimpanzees once accepted a kiss from a male bonobo. Frans lanting is one of the worlds leading nature photographers and the. This remarkable primate with the curious name is challenging established views on human evolution the bonobo, least known of the great apes, is a female centered, egalitarian species that has been dubbed the make love not war primate by specialists in bonobo society, females form alliances to intimidate. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I intend to give the topic the attention it deserves, without reducing bonobos to the lustful satyrs that our closest relations once were considered to be. Isbn 0520216512 trade paperback kano, takayoshi, the last ape. He is the author of several books, including chimpanzee politics 1982 and good natured. Apes are not just our kin, they are also capable of human kindness. The text is riveting, but my one complaint would be there were not enough stories about specific individual bonobos. Sexual encounters of the bonobo kind are strikingly casual, almost more affectionate than erotic. In africa, chimps far outnumber in the family of life, humankinds two closest living relatives are bonobos and chimpanzees, two apes with strikingly different approaches to living. Bonobos have received considerable popular attention recently, but in bonobo.

Frans lanting the bonobo are not just little chimpanzees and in this illustrated guide to their behaviour and lifestyle, the authors demonstrate how their attitudes to sex and power differ in a markedly. The forgotten ape frenchkissing is totally absent in the chimpanzee, which engages in rather platonic kisses. Department of psychology, temple university, philadelphia, pennsylvania. In africa, chimps far outnumber bonobos, and inhabit a larger territory. The book is stocked with gorgeous color photographs by frans lanting.

He uses years of research on groups of great apes such as bonobos and chimpanzees as evidence that it is evolution, not religion, that gives humanity their moral center. Enter the bonobo, which is best characterized as a femalecentered, egalitarian primate species that substitutes sex for aggression. Discovered would have been rather more accurate than forgotten in the subtitle. Candler professor of psychology, emory university, and director of living links, yerkes primate center. Frans lanting most people have never heard of the bonobo, an intriguing member of the great ape family, despite the fact that bonobos are as close to us as their much better known relatives, the chimpanzees.

Anyone interested in primates, gender issues, evolutionary psychology, and exceptional wildlife photography will find a fascinating companion in bonobo. The origins of right and wrong in humans and other animals1996. His first book, chimpanzee politics 1982, compared the schmoozing and scheming of chimpanzees involved in power struggles with that of human politicians. It is impossible to understand the social life of this ape without attention to its sex life. The bonobo, a close relative of the chimpanzee, exists only in. It is a larger size book which makes the photos rich, lifelike. The forgotten ape paperback oct 27 1998 by frans b. The forgotten ape, university of california press, 1997.