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.

Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape

Politics & Social Sciences

Frans Lanting

frans-de-waal

Anthropology

University of California Press

Madagascar: A World Out of Time

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Robert Hale, Ltd.

Okavango: Africa's Last Eden

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Beautiful photographic essay, as only this photographer can do!

Okavango : Africa's Last Eden

A celebration of the nature and beauty of penguins as expressed through the exquisite images and unique personal stories of Frans Lanting.

Penguin

Individual Artists

Barnes&Noble

Eye to Eye: Intimate Encounters with the Animal World

From the PublisherPenguin is a celebration of the nature and beauty of penguins as expressed through the exquisite images and unique personal stories of master photographer and naturalist Frans Lanting. In a remarkable portfolio of photographs made during three expeditions to the icy kingdoms of penguins, he reveals both the amazing natural history and the irresistible appeal of the most human of birds.Frans Lanting has been hailed as one of the great nature photographers of our time. His influential work has appeared in books, magazines, and exhibitions around the world. His books include Eye to Eye: Intimate Encounters With the Animal World, Bonobo, The Forgotten Ape, Animal Athletes, Okavango: Africa's Last Eden, Peace on Earth, Forgotten Edens and Madagascar, A World Out of Time.

Lanting Penguin

Not Avail

Photographs depict the animals at a nature preserve in Botswana

Okavango Africa's Last Eden

Children's Books

Chronicle Books+

Islands of the West

Page Stegner

Random House, Inc.

Taschen Deutschland GmbH+

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