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A whirlwind tour of new ideas and findings about animal emotions, based on De Waal's studies of the social and emotional lives of chimpanzees, bonobos, and other primates. De Waal discusses facial expressions, animal sentience and consciousness, Mama's life and death, the emotional side of human politics, and the illusion of free will. He distinguishes between emotions and feelings, all the while emphasizing the continuity between our species and...
2) Chimpanzees
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English
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces chimpanzees to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.
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From the time she was a girl, Jane Goodall dreamed of a life spent working with animals. Finally she had her wish. When she was twenty-six years old, she ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild. On her expeditions she braved the dangers with leopards and lions in the African bush. And she got to know an amazing group of wild chimpanzees—intelligent animals whose lives, in work and play and family relationships, bear...
4) Chimpanzees
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Grolier
Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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Presents an introduction to the physical characteristics and habits of chimpanzees.
5) Chimpanzees
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Wildlife Education, Ltd
Pub. Date
1997.
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English
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Presents facts about the physical characteristics and social behavior of chimpanzees.
6) Chimpanzees
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English
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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to chimpanzees. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
7) Chimpanzees
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English
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Learn all about the lives and habits of baby chimpanzees.
8) Chimpanzees
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Follow Gira, a mother chimpanzee, and her son Gando as they go about their lives in Africa's Tai Forest National Park. You'll learn about chimpanzee behavior, basic physical characteristics, and even conservation information in this interesting and fact-filled book. The World of Mammals reveals the fascinating physical and behavioral characteristics of a diverse sampling of animals and offers a detailed account of each animal's habitat and natural...
10) Little Larry goes to school: the true story of a timid chimpanzee who learned to reach new heights
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Little Larry is an orphaned chimpanzee who doesn't know much about being a chimp. He has to go to his first day at the forest school to learn what chimp life is all about. Nestled in a primate sanctuary in Cameroon, Little Larry and his group of chimp friends go to the school each day to learn how to play, communicate, and climb like they would if they were chimps in the wild. The only trouble is, Little Larry doesn't want to learn how to climb. He's...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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"In 1997 Gloria Grow started a sanctuary for chimps retired from biomedical research on her farm outside Montreal. For the indomitable Gloria, caring for thirteen great apes is like presiding over a maximum security prison, a Zen sanctuary, an old folks home, and a New York deli during the lunchtime rush all rolled into one. But she is first and foremost creating a refuge for her troubled charges, a place where they can recover and begin to trust...
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We have long attributed man's violent, aggressive, competitive nature to his animal ancestry. But what if we are just as given to cooperation, empathy, and morality by virtue of our genes? What if our behavior actually makes us apes? What kind of apes are we? From a scientist and writer E. O. Wilson has called "the world authority on primate social behavior" comes a fascinating look at the most provocative aspects of human nature-power, sex, violence,...
15) Chimpanzees
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English
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"Introduces the habitat and characteristics of chimpanzees, and briefly describes Jane Goodall's work with them."--
16) Chimpanzees
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"Learn more about chimpanzees, how they use their cleverness to survive, and how they are astonishing scientists with their surprising smarts." --
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Goodall continues her story of the study of chimpanzees and their society in the Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. Goodall's first 10 years at Gombe is covered in the celebrated In the Shadow of Man (1972). Everything that Goodall writes becomes, by virtue of scientific import, an instant classic. In her book In the Shadow of man she wrote of her first ten years at Gombe, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, where the principal residents (other...
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Enter a world of tender friendships, staunch loyalties, violent jealousies-and enduring love.
As a child, Sheri Speede knew that she wanted to advocate for animals in any way she could. But it was not until many years after veterinary school, when she was transporting a chimpanzee named Pierre away from a biomedical facility as part of her job as a conservation advocate in Cameroon, that Dr. Speede discovered her true calling. She began to search...
19) Jane
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"Looks back at Jane Goodall's career as a primatologist, animal rights advocate, and environmental activist. Comprised of present-day interview segments with Goodall and archival footage of her work studying chimpanzees at Tanzania's Gombe National Park shot by Hugo van Lawick in the 1960s for National Geographic." --
20) Chimpanzees
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English
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"Learn all about chimpanzees, including where they live, why they are endangered, and how people are working together to save them. Chapters explain physical characteristics and behaviors as well. Additional features include full-color photographs, informative sidebars, detailed maps, a glossary of key words and phrases, and an introduction to the author." --
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