Research Catalog

Title

Primates in question : the Smithsonian answer book / Robert W. Shumaker, Benjamin B. Beck ; photographs by Gerry Ellis.

Author

Shumaker, Robert W.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Books, 2003.

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Additional Authors

Beck, Benjamin B.

Description

xiii, 194 p. : col. ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

Answers questions about and provides pictures of various primates.

Subject

• Primates
• Primates > Miscellanea

Genre/Form

• miscellanies.
• Trivia and miscellanea
• Miscellanées.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-189) and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• 1. Primates in general -- What are primates? -- How are primates classified? -- What are the different types of primate? -- What makes a primate a primate? -- Are monkeys and apes the same thing? -- How do primates move? -- How closely are humans related to other primates? -- Did humans evolve from apes? -- Will chimpanzees evolve into humans? -- What are the smallest and largest primates? -- What do primates eat? -- Do all primates have tails? -- How long do primates live? -- Which primates are the fastest? -- How strong is a gorilla? -- 2. Primate social behavior -- Do all primates live in families? -- Why do primates live in different types of groups? -- Are primates monogamous? -- Do all primates recognize their relatives, and does this influence their society? -- How does body size affect the lives of primates? -- How long do babies stay with their mothers? -- Do mothers have help in raising their babies? -- Do monkeys and apes experience adolescence? --^
• Why do some primates have swollen rears? -- When do primates mate? -- Do males or females initiate mating? -- Will primates adopt a baby? -- How have ideas about primates changed? -- Why do primates spend so much time grooming? -- Which primates hunt for meat? -- Do all primates have friends? -- Do primates "make up" after a fight? -- Do primates make good pets? -- 3. Primate intelligence -- How smart are primates? -- How do scientists study primate intelligence? -- When was primate intelligence first studied? -- What is the average IQ for an ape? -- Do primates have big brains? -- Do nonhuman primates use tools? -- Do nonhuman primates make tools? -- How do primates communicate? -- Do all primates have their own languages? -- Can nonhuman primates learn a language? -- Why can't apes talk? -- Can monkeys and apes count? -- Do nonhuman primates make up new ways to solve problems? -- How do primates learn from each other? -- Which primates have culture? --^
• Are humans the only deceptive primate? -- Are all primates sympathetic? -- Which primates have emotions? -- 4. Primate conservation -- How many species of primate are threatened or endangered it the wild? -- What are the main threats to primates in the wild? -- What are the best ways to save primates in the wild? -- Who is working to protect primates? -- Are captive primates in trouble? -- How can I get involved? -- Appendix : taxonomic hierarchy of primates -- Glossary.

ISBN

• 1588341518 (alk. paper)
• 1588341763 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2003042463

OCLC

51553419

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library