Apes & Monkeys Books


New World Primates: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior (Foundations of Human Behavior Series)New World Primates: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior (Foundations of Human Behavior Series)
Best Price: $64.94
Anthropologists have traditionally ignored the New World primates because they are not in the...
On the Move: How and Why Animals Travel in GroupsOn the Move: How and Why Animals Travel in Groups
Best Price: $35.99
The product was exactly as described. The transaction was simple. I received the book in a...
The Mountain Gorilla: Ecology and BehaviorThe Mountain Gorilla: Ecology and Behavior
Best Price: $170.44
Dixson: the Natural History of the Gorilla (Cloth)Dixson: the Natural History of the Gorilla (Cloth)
Best Price: $30.00
Apes (Find out about)Apes (Find out about)
Presents the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various members of the...


Primates in Fragments: Ecology and ConservationPrimates in Fragments: Ecology and Conservation
Best Price: $166.38
I think this is a great new addition not only to the study of primates in critical habitats but...
The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman PrimatesThe Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates
Best Price: $69.75
Have you ever read H. G. Wells' The Time Machine? Maybe you've seen the movie. The main...
The SearchThe Search
Best Price: $7.75
Jon, who helped Brown with his first book, was actually in Brown's Boy Scout troop. ...
Manipulative Monkeys: The Capuchins of Lomas BarbudalManipulative Monkeys: The Capuchins of Lomas Barbudal
Best Price: $48.00
Readers will likely agree with Susan Perry that capuchins are the most intelligent and...
The Great Apes: Our Face in Nature's MirrorThe Great Apes: Our Face in Nature's Mirror
Best Price: $19.99
This illustrated guide covers the world's great apes - gorillas, chimpanzees and orang-utans...


Reflections of Eden: My Life with the Orangutans of BorneoReflections of Eden: My Life with the Orangutans of BorneoA Monkey Grows UpA Monkey Grows Up
Best Price: $12.70
Follows the life of a vervet monkey and her troop from her birth until she is two years old.
Jane Goodall and Her Chimpanzees (Social Studies: Emergent Readers)Jane Goodall and Her Chimpanzees (Social Studies: Emergent Readers)
Simple text and photographs follow zoologist Jane Goodall as she studies and records information...
I'm Lucy: A Day in the Life of a Young BonoboI'm Lucy: A Day in the Life of a Young Bonobo
Best Price: $599.70
I had high hopes for this book. The story of a young bonobo seemed a perfect complement to my...
Bigfoot! : The True Story of Apes in AmericaBigfoot! : The True Story of Apes in America
Best Price: $6.74
For anyone who has recently developed an interest in the Bigfoot phenomenon, Loren's...

A Primate's MemoirA Primate's Memoir
Best Price: $50.00
?A wild and wondrous account, filled with passages so funny or so brilliant that the reader...
Gorillas among Us: A Primate Ethnographer?s Book of DaysGorillas among Us: A Primate Ethnographer?s Book of Days
Best Price: $40.00
Dawn Prince-Hughes is an extraordinary researcher. She does not experiment or measure but...
The Laboratory Nonhuman PrimateThe Laboratory Nonhuman Primate
Best Price: $50.44
Drawing on over 50 years of combined experience, The Laboratory Nonhuman Primate provides a...
Conservation in the 21st Century: Gorillas as a Case Study (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects)Conservation in the 21st Century: Gorillas as a Case Study (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects)
Best Price: $123.96
This volume identifies the primary problems faced in conserving wild populations of gorillas...
Whelks to Whales, Revised Second Edition: Coastal Marine Life of the Pacific NorthwestWhelks to Whales, Revised Second Edition: Coastal Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest
Best Price: $16.89
Newly revised and updated in 2010 with additional photographs and up-to-date names, this...

New World Primates: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior (Foundations of Human Behavior Series)New World Primates: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior (Foundations of Human Behavior Series)
Best Price: $64.94
Anthropologists have traditionally ignored the New World primates because they are not in the...
On the Move: How and Why Animals Travel in GroupsOn the Move: How and Why Animals Travel in Groups
Best Price: $35.99
The product was exactly as described. The transaction was simple. I received the book in a...
The Mountain Gorilla: Ecology and BehaviorThe Mountain Gorilla: Ecology and Behavior
Best Price: $170.44
Dixson: the Natural History of the Gorilla (Cloth)Dixson: the Natural History of the Gorilla (Cloth)
Best Price: $30.00
Apes (Find out about)Apes (Find out about)
Presents the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various members of the...

Primates in Fragments: Ecology and ConservationPrimates in Fragments: Ecology and Conservation
Best Price: $166.38
I think this is a great new addition not only to the study of primates in critical habitats but...
The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman PrimatesThe Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates
Best Price: $69.75
Have you ever read H. G. Wells' The Time Machine? Maybe you've seen the movie. The main...
The SearchThe Search
Best Price: $7.75
Jon, who helped Brown with his first book, was actually in Brown's Boy Scout troop. ...
Manipulative Monkeys: The Capuchins of Lomas BarbudalManipulative Monkeys: The Capuchins of Lomas Barbudal
Best Price: $48.00
Readers will likely agree with Susan Perry that capuchins are the most intelligent and...
The Great Apes: Our Face in Nature's MirrorThe Great Apes: Our Face in Nature's Mirror
Best Price: $19.99
This illustrated guide covers the world's great apes - gorillas, chimpanzees and orang-utans...

The Great Apes: Our Face in Nature's MirrorThe Great Apes: Our Face in Nature's Mirror
Best Price: $18.82
This illustrated guide covers the world's great apes - gorillas, chimpanzees and orang-utans...
The Wauchula Woods Accord: Toward a New Understanding of AnimalsThe Wauchula Woods Accord: Toward a New Understanding of Animals
Best Price: $1.99
And not only the primates. The elephants are being perverted too. You can read about their...
Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among ApesChimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes
Best Price: $29.99
Sex is about power, power is about sex. Not a surprising theory when you consider what most...
Primates of the World (Of the World Series)Primates of the World (Of the World Series)
Best Price: $14.00
This is an advanced reference text describing in detail the clinical practices concerning...
How Mountain Gorillas Live (Animal Worlds)How Mountain Gorillas Live (Animal Worlds)
Introduces the eating habits, social organization, and daily routine of the mountain gorillas of...

Nearly Human: The Gorilla's Guide to Good LivingNearly Human: The Gorilla's Guide to Good Living
Best Price: $0.01
I must confess, it's partly because my initials are KK that I've always had a certain...
GorillasGorillas
Best Price: $14.13
This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing...
The Nonhuman PrimatesThe Nonhuman Primates
Best Price: $21.60
This is a good reference book for those with a strong background in biology who are interested...
Jane Goodall: 50 Years at GombeJane Goodall: 50 Years at Gombe
Best Price: $7.99
A wonderful book about a great woman who has done great things for the chimpanzees, against all...
Nature Fact File: Great Apes (Nature Fact Files)Nature Fact File: Great Apes (Nature Fact Files)
Best Price: $2.93
This book investigates every aspect of the lifestyles of apes and looks at the similarities and...

Bringing Up Ziggy: Lessons from a Helping Hands Monkey MomBringing Up Ziggy: Lessons from a Helping Hands Monkey Mom
Best Price: $17.50
This book presents refreshing insight into the dedication and commitment necessary to raise a...
Sophie's StorySophie's Story
Best Price: $35.50
In 1990, while Vince Smith was working as a senior keeper at Chester Zoo, a newborn chimpanzee...
Primate Retina and Choroid: Atlas of Its Fine Structure in Man and MonkeyPrimate Retina and Choroid: Atlas of Its Fine Structure in Man and MonkeyDominance and Reproduction in Baboons (Papio Cynocephalus) (Contributions to primatology)Dominance and Reproduction in Baboons (Papio Cynocephalus) (Contributions to primatology)
Best Price: $86.00
The Capped Langur in Bangladesh: Behavioral Ecology and Reproductive Tactics (Contributions to Primatology)The Capped Langur in Bangladesh: Behavioral Ecology and Reproductive Tactics (Contributions to Primatology)
Best Price: $145.00
This monograph presents a detailed report on the social behaviour and ecology of a previously...

The Guenons: Diversity and Adaptation in African Monkeys (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects)The Guenons: Diversity and Adaptation in African Monkeys (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects)
It has been twelve years since a work relating to the long-tailed African monkeys known as the...
New Title 2 (The Human Journey)New Title 2 (The Human Journey)
This book is very long and well researched, with lots of information on various species of...
Monkey PortraitsMonkey Portraits
Best Price: $11.94
We share about 98 percent of our DNA with chimpanzees, our closest biological cousins. And...
Among the Great Apes: Adventures on the Trail of Our Closest RelativesAmong the Great Apes: Adventures on the Trail of Our Closest Relatives
I have read many books about the great apes, and this is definitely one of my favorites. There...
Tree of Origin: What Primate Behavior Can Tell Us about Human Social EvolutionTree of Origin: What Primate Behavior Can Tell Us about Human Social Evolution
How did we become the linguistic, cultured, and hugely successful apes that we are? Our closest...

The Mind of the Chimpanzee: Ecological and Experimental PerspectivesThe Mind of the Chimpanzee: Ecological and Experimental Perspectives
Best Price: $117.96
Understanding the chimpanzee mind is akin to opening a window onto human...
Juvenile Primates: Life History, Development and Behavior, with a new ForewordJuvenile Primates: Life History, Development and Behavior, with a new Foreword
Best Price: $15.00
The first and still the only book focused exclusively on juvenile primates, this collection...
Malayan Forest PrimatesMalayan Forest PrimatesThe Barbary Macaque: A Case Study in ConservationThe Barbary Macaque: A Case Study in ConservationThe Guenons: Diversity and Adaptation in African Monkeys (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects)The Guenons: Diversity and Adaptation in African Monkeys (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects)
Best Price: $93.96
"The Guenons is encyclopedic in its coverage of this remarkably diverse group of primates....

Female Primates: Studies by Women PrimatologistsFemale Primates: Studies by Women PrimatologistsEating Apes (California Studies in Food and Culture)Eating Apes (California Studies in Food and Culture)
Best Price: $14.28
This book is very important to read: mostly because so few people know about the bushmeat trade...
Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be HumanNim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human
Best Price: $2.71
Elizabeth Hess's "Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human" is simply put, one...
A Monkey Grows UpA Monkey Grows Up
Best Price: $2.79
Follows the life of a vervet monkey and her troop from her birth until she is two years old.
In the Shadow of ManIn the Shadow of Man
Best Price: $3.96
In her own words, Jane Goodall writes of her landmark studies of wild chimpanzees at the Gombe...

Comparative Dental Morphology: Selected Papers of the 14th International Symposium on Dental Morphology, August 27-30, 2008, Greifswald, Germany (Frontiers of Oral Biology)Comparative Dental Morphology: Selected Papers of the 14th International Symposium on Dental Morphology, August 27-30, 2008, Greifswald, Germany (Frontiers of Oral Biology)
Best Price: $224.40
Teeth and their surrounding structures are exceptional sources for addressing significant...
Orangutans: Wizards of the Rain ForestOrangutans: Wizards of the Rain Forest
Best Price: $7.23
Praise for the previous edition: "A fascinating firsthand account of the behavior and...
Almost Us: Portraits of the Apes (William H. Calvin)Almost Us: Portraits of the Apes (William H. Calvin)
Apes look and act far more like humans than other animals. Apes are super apes, just as apes are...
Survey of Living Primates and Their Anatomy (The Macmillan series in physical anthropology)Survey of Living Primates and Their Anatomy (The Macmillan series in physical anthropology)
Best Price: $74.80
This book is unlike ay other work on primates: it systematically reviews the biology of all...
Understanding Behavior: What Primate Studies Tell Us About Human BehaviorUnderstanding Behavior: What Primate Studies Tell Us About Human Behavior
Best Price: $15.00
Scientific studies of monkeys, apes, and other nonhuman primates began just over 50 years ago. ...

Evolution of Social Behaviour Patterns in Primates and Man: A Joint Discussion Meeting of the Royal Society and the British Academy  (Proceedings of the British Academy)Evolution of Social Behaviour Patterns in Primates and Man: A Joint Discussion Meeting of the Royal Society and the British Academy (Proceedings of the British Academy)
Best Price: $11.98
Brings an interdisciplinary approach to an exciting area of behavioural science research. 14...
Biology, Rearing, and Care of Young PrimatesBiology, Rearing, and Care of Young Primates
This book is about biology, rearing and care of young primates, at least that's what the...
The Primate Nervous System, Part I, Volume 13 (Handbook of Chemical Neuroanatomy)The Primate Nervous System, Part I, Volume 13 (Handbook of Chemical Neuroanatomy)
This volume is a new, timely and fitting extension to the Handbook of Chemical Neuroanatomy, ...
Socioendocrinology of Primate Reproduction (Monographs in Primatology)Socioendocrinology of Primate Reproduction (Monographs in Primatology)
This edited volume explores a new field of study devoted to understanding the interactions...
Heltne Lion Tailed Macaque - Status & Conservati onHeltne Lion Tailed Macaque - Status & Conservati on

Gorillas (Nature Watch)Gorillas (Nature Watch)
Best Price: $11.95
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and life cycle of the gorilla.
Gorilla: Struggle for Survival in the VirungasGorilla: Struggle for Survival in the Virungas
Best Price: $19.95
In beautiful yet eerily disturbing color photographs, the "Indiana Jones" of...
Birth and Human Evolution: Anatomical and Obstetrical Mechanics in PrimatesBirth and Human Evolution: Anatomical and Obstetrical Mechanics in Primates
Best Price: $165.00
This is a careful study of obstetrical mechanics in monkeys, apes, and extinct hominids in order...
Chimpanzees 2012 Square 12X12 Wall CalendarChimpanzees 2012 Square 12X12 Wall Calendar
Best Price: $4.86
Chimpanzees Wall Calendar: Why are the primates almost always the most popular exhibit at the...
Orangutans : Wizards of the Rain ForestOrangutans : Wizards of the Rain Forest

Apes (Zoobooks Series)Apes (Zoobooks Series)
Best Price: $14.99
Picture a massive gorilla-a 350-pound chest-beater as strong as six men-tolerating all kinds of...
The Impenetrable Forest: My Gorilla Years in Uganda, Revised EditionThe Impenetrable Forest: My Gorilla Years in Uganda, Revised Edition
Best Price: $15.40
SCIENTIFIC BOOKS THAT capture our imagination are rarer than an Arizona jack-a-lope. Thor...
A Study of Roles in the Arashiyama West Troop of Japanese Monkeys (Macaca Fuscata) (Contributions to primatology)A Study of Roles in the Arashiyama West Troop of Japanese Monkeys (Macaca Fuscata) (Contributions to primatology)
Best Price: $58.00
Primate Sexuality: Comparative Studies of the Prosimians, Monkeys, Apes, and Human BeingsPrimate Sexuality: Comparative Studies of the Prosimians, Monkeys, Apes, and Human Beings
Best Price: $100.22
Dixson pulls together an unbelievable amount of information in this book. After presenting good...
Ontogenetic Perspectives on Primate Evolutionary BiologyOntogenetic Perspectives on Primate Evolutionary Biology
This edited volume provides an overview of a re-emerging focus on the importance of ontogenic...

Primate Anatomy, Second Edition: An IntroductionPrimate Anatomy, Second Edition: An Introduction
Best Price: $41.33
Well, I'm an armchair student of primatology and physical anthro (you can't cover...
Primate Paradigms: Sex Roles and Social BondsPrimate Paradigms: Sex Roles and Social Bonds
Best Price: $27.50
"Primate Paradigms" was first published in 1982. A new edition was printed in 1992. ...
International Directory of PrimatologyInternational Directory of Primatology
Best Price: $25.00
This is one of the very few print resources available for those seeking information in this...
The Pygmy Chimpanzee: Evolutionary Biology and BehaviorThe Pygmy Chimpanzee: Evolutionary Biology and BehaviorEat or Be Eaten: Predator Sensitive Foraging Among PrimatesEat or Be Eaten: Predator Sensitive Foraging Among Primates

Primates Face to Face: The Conservation Implications of Human-nonhuman Primate Interconnections (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology)Primates Face to Face: The Conservation Implications of Human-nonhuman Primate Interconnections (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology)
Best Price: $70.31
New information about disease transmission, dietary and economic linkage, and the continuing...
The Orangutans: Their Evolution, Behavior, and FutureThe Orangutans: Their Evolution, Behavior, and Future
Best Price: $3.69
'The Orang-utans' underscores the urgency for attention to the current circumstances and...
Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goddall, Dian Fossey, Birute GaldikasWalking with the Great Apes: Jane Goddall, Dian Fossey, Birute GaldikasChimpanzee Travels: On and Off the Road in AfricaChimpanzee Travels: On and Off the Road in Africa
Best Price: $10.69
This is a well written, captivating account of peterson's travels around africa to see...
The Great Apes (Perspectives on human evolution)The Great Apes (Perspectives on human evolution)
Best Price: $141.00
It's rather sad to see a terrific book that is no longer in print, becoming a little known...

The Great Apes: Between Two WorldsThe Great Apes: Between Two Worlds
Best Price: $12.99
This book of infinite character and magnificent amaizements is a one in a life-time. It is a...
Planet ApePlanet Ape
Best Price: $11.63
`Planet Ape' is a truly exceptional book about all the great apes and covers Chimpanzees,...
The Field Guide to Bigfoot and Other Mystery PrimatesThe Field Guide to Bigfoot and Other Mystery Primates
Best Price: $12.95
While I honor the purpose and effort applied to this work, I think the choices of the authors...
The Ontogeny of Communication in the Stumptail Macaque (Macaca Arctoides) (Contributions to primatology)The Ontogeny of Communication in the Stumptail Macaque (Macaca Arctoides) (Contributions to primatology)
Best Price: $59.94
Gibbon and Siamang: Natural History, Social Behavior, Reproduction Vocalizations, PrehensionGibbon and Siamang: Natural History, Social Behavior, Reproduction Vocalizations, Prehension
Best Price: $96.59

Adaptation and Adaptability of Capuchin Monkeys (Folia Primatogica; Vol 54)Adaptation and Adaptability of Capuchin Monkeys (Folia Primatogica; Vol 54)A Chimp in the Family: The True Story of Two Infants--One Human, One Chimpanzee--Growing Up TogetherA Chimp in the Family: The True Story of Two Infants--One Human, One Chimpanzee--Growing Up Together
Best Price: $2.53
In 1990, when Vince Smith?currently manager of the Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund's mountain...
Multimedia Guide to Non-Human Primates: Print Version, TheMultimedia Guide to Non-Human Primates: Print Version, The
Best Price: $78.14
This was a great reference book, but not a favorite of mine. I bought this version for a...
How Monkeys See the World: Inside the Mind of Another SpeciesHow Monkeys See the World: Inside the Mind of Another Species
Best Price: $7.25
Cheney and Seyfarth enter the minds of vervet monkeys and other primates to explore the nature...
 
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