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A carregar... Bonobo, The Forgotten Ape (edição 1997)por Frans
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. From the very beginning you learn that Bonobo apes are different from any other kind of primate with the description, "female-centered, egalitarian primate species that substitutes sex for aggression" (p 4). The sexuality of this species is very much celebrated and discussed. So much so that the sexuality of Bonobos is argued to be a window to the aspects of human sexuality. But sex is not the only discussion worth having about Bonobos. There is social life, a political life, a family life worth exploring. But, what makes Bonobo: the Forgotten Ape so appealing is its photography. Big, glossy "coffee-table book" pages illustrate the allure of these primates. Their facial expressions, family values and even their sexuality is on display in eight different photo essays. Van de grote mensapen heeft iedereen wel gehoord van Gorilla's, Orang-Oetans en Chimpansees. De Bonobo is een onbekende, ik moet toegeven dat ook ik er nog weinig over gehoord heb. De Bonobo's zijn gemiddeld iets kleiner dan en nauw verwant aan de Chimpansees en leven in het ontoegankelijke regenwoud van Zaire. In vergelijking met Chimpansees zijn Bonobo's aanzienlijk vredelievender, eten ze minder dierlijk materiaal en doen ze veelvuldiger aan sex. Dit boek is een zeer toegankelijke inleiding op de leefwijze van de Bonobo's en is prachtig geillustreerd met foto's van Frans Lanting. UItgelezen: vrijdag 9 februari 2001 sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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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 males, sexual behavior (in virtually every partner combination) replaces aggression and serves many social functions, and unrelated groups mingle instead of fighting. The species's most striking achievement is not tool use or warfare but sensitivity to others. In the first book to combine and compare data from captivity and the field, Frans de Waal, a world-renowned primatologist, and Frans Lanting, an internationally acclaimed wildlife photographer, present the most up-to-date perspective available on the bonobo. Focusing on social organization, de Waal compares the bonobo with its better-known relative, the chimpanzee. The bonobo's relatively nonviolent behavior and the tendency for females to dominate males confront the evolutionary models derived from observing the chimpanzee's male power politics, cooperative hunting, and intergroup warfare. Further, the bonobo's frequent, imaginative sexual contacts, along with its low reproduction rate, belie any notion that the sole natural purpose of sex is procreation. Humans share over 98 percent of their genetic material with the bonobo and the chimpanzee. Is it possible that the peaceable bonobo has retained traits of our common ancestor that we find hard to recognize in ourselves? Eight superb full-color photo essays offer a rare view of the bonobo in its native habitat in the rain forests of Zaire as well as in zoos and research facilities. Additional photographs and highlighted interviews with leading bonobo experts complement the text. This book points the way to viable alternatives to male-based models of human evolution and will add considerably to debates on the origin of our species. Anyone interested in primates, gender issues, evolutionary psychology, and exceptional wildlife photography will find a fascinating companion in Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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