The Chimpanzees of the Taï Forest: Behavioural Ecology and Evolution

by Christophe Boesch and Hedwige Boesch-Achermann

Book Overview

The chimpanzees are the closest living evolutionary relatives to our own species, Homo sapiens. As such, they have long exerted a fascination over those with an interest in human evolution, and what makes humans unique. Chrisophe Boesch and Hedwige Boesch-Acherman undertook an incredible observational study of a group of wild chimpanzees of the Tai forest in Cote D'Ivoire, spending some fifteen years in the West African jungle with them. This fascinating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198505078
• ISBN13: 9780198505075
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.4"