The Dynamic Dance: Nonvocal Communication in African Great Apes

by Barbara J. King

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Mother and infant negotiate over food; two high-status males jockey for power; female kin band together to get their way. It happens among humans and it happens among our closest living relatives in the animal kingdom, the great apes of Africa. In this eye-opening book, we see precisely how such events unfold in chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas: through a spontaneous, mutually choreographed dance of actions, gestures, and vocalizations in which...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0674015150

ISBN13:9780674015159

Release Date:November 2004

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:283 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.8" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Africa Animals Anthropology Apes & Monkeys Biology & Life Sciences Cultural History Mammals Politics & Social Sciences Primatology Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Social Sciences Zoology

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