Monkeytalk: Inside the Worlds and Minds of Primates

by Julia Fischer

Monkey see, monkey do--or does she? Can the behavior of non-human primates--their sociality, their intelligence, their communication--really be chalked up to simple mimicry? Emphatically, absolutely: no. And as famed primatologist Julia Fischer reveals, the human bias inherent in this oft-uttered adage is our loss, for it is only through the study of our primate brethren that we may begin to understand ourselves.

An eye-opening blend of storytelling,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022612424X
• ISBN13: 9780226124247
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"