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Primal political behavior revealed in chimpanzees

This book would be a good read for someone interested in understanding the social and political dynamics of chimpanzee communities. It offers a unique and eye-opening perspective on the similarities between humans and our closest evolutionary relatives, highlighting the darker aspects of chimp behavior. Readers will come away with a greater appreciation for the complexity of animal societies and how they compare to our own.

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ISBN: 9780045700134
Authors: Frans de Waal
Publisher: Unwin Paperbacks
Date of Publication: 1982-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Sociology, Politics, Nature, Science
Goodreads rating: 4.28
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The great apes, like humans, can recognize themselves in mirrors. They communicate by sound and gesture, form bands along what can only be called political lines, and sometimes engage in what is very clearly organized warfare. (Less frequently, too, they practice cannibalism.) In Chimpanzee Politics, Frans de Waal, a longtime student of simian behavior, analyzes the behavior of a captive tribe of chimpanzees, comparing its actions with those of ape societies in the wild. What he finds is often not pleasant: chimps seem capable of astonishing deviousness and savagery, which has obvious implications for the behavior their human cousins sometimes exhibit.
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