Author: James MillsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bonobo
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Care and Management of Bonobos (Pan Paniscus) in Captive Environments
Author: James MillsThe Bonobos
Author: Takeshi FuruichiPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387747877
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
Once one of the least studied of the great apes, this new text covers the latest research into these fascinating creatures. Split into two parts, it covers scientific research, which has attempted to answer why bonobos have some unique characteristics such as high social status of females and flexible social relationships. Then, it moves on to conservation. Both the local and global aspects of the factors threatening the wild bonobo population are reviewed.
Female Relationships in Bonobos (Pan Paniscus)
Author: Amy Randall ParishPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bonobo
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Bonobo
Author: Frans B. M. WaalPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520205352
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
""Bonobo" provides a tantalizing introduction to the natural history of one of our closest living relatives and uniquely enhances our understanding of our own place in nature" (Donald Johanson). "How nice to have the peaceable, sexy bonobo added to the path of human evolution! Bonobos represent the silver lining in our ape heritage" (Meredith Small). 75 color plates. 9 photos. 9 maps & drawings.
Bonobo
Author: Frans B. M. de WaalPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520351282
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
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.
The Care and Management of Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes) in Captive Environments
Author: Randy FulkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Captive mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Occurrences and Conditions of Peer Play in Captive Juvenile Bonobos (Pan Paniscus) and Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla)
Author: Christine R. BrewerHandbook of Primate Husbandry and Welfare
Author: Sarah WolfensohnPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1405156155
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Handbook of Primate Husbandry and Welfare covers all aspects of primate care and management both in the laboratory environment and in zoos. From the welfare and ethics of primate captivity through to housing and husbandry systems, environmental enrichment, nutritional requirements, breeding issues, primate diseases, and additional information on transportation and quarantine proceedings, this book provides a completely comprehensive guide to good husbandry and management of primates. Designed to be a practical field manual, the authors present the material using lists, tables and illustrations to clarify best practice. Representative species are covered – from marmosets through to macaques One of the first books dedicated to the care of primates in captivity Written by authors with many years of experience working with primates Suitable for those working with primates in either laboratories or zoos
The Care and Management of Captive Chimpanzees Workshop
Author: Housing, Care and Psychological Wellbeing of Captive and Laboratory Primates
Author: Evalyn F. SegalPublisher:
ISBN: 9780815517924
Category : Primates
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Details the maintenance of primates in naturalistic environments and describes numerous methods for providing environmental enrichment. Focuses on care, respect, and attention to primates' needs to have some control over their physical and social environment and the events of their daily life.