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Evidence as to man's place in nature Evidence as to man's place in nature Thomas Henry Huxley Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature is an 1863 book by Thomas Henry Huxley, in which he gives evidence for the evolution of man and apes from a common ancestor. It was the first book devoted to the … OL1102961W
Monkeys & apes Monkeys & apes Camilla De la Bédoyère 48 pages : 31 cm OL15079892W
Great apes Great apes Will Self Painter Simon Dykes awakens after a night of drinking to find the world is populated by monkeys. He is taken to a psychiatric hospital where monkey doctors try to cure him of his delusion that he is … OL15927216W
Apes Apes Annemarie Schmidt Examines the characteristics and natural environment of various members of the ape family, including gibbons, gorillas, and chimpanzees. OL1632702W
Ding dong ding dong Ding dong ding dong Margie Palatini Despite repeated difficulties, a large ape tries various approaches to selling Ape-On Cosmetics and his persistence pays off in an unexpected way. OL176093W
Out, out Out, out Kim MacQueen Deb Solomon is a new mom suffering a spate of postpartum depression, a listless marriage and a career in free-fall. So she jumps at the chance to go to work in another world: a university laboratory … OL17859649W
Monkey or ape? Monkey or ape? Susan Holt Kralovansky Some types of animals look alike but they are not the same! Monkey or Ape? explores the stealthy differences between the two animals. Kids will learn to look at their size, their tails, how they walk… OL18173425W
Monkeys and apes Monkeys and apes James Prunier An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of a variety of apes and monkeys. OL18278608W
The orangutan The orangutan Carl R. Green Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the orangutan. OL19042483W
Simios y monos Simios y monos Barbara Taylor Through an examination of both the ape and the monkey, the difference between these two creatures, the manner in which they live in their own part of the world, and their connection to the human race… OL19294343W
Demonic males Demonic males Dale Peterson,Richard Wrangham Whatever their virtues, men are more violent than women. Why do men kill, rape, and wage war, and what can we do about it? Drawing on the latest discoveries about human evolution and about our closes… OL19664414W
How Monkey says my name is! How Monkey says my name is! Abigail Samoun e m appelle, meenya zavoot, me llamo, MY NAME IS MONKEY! Monkey s taking a trip around the world, and everywhere she goes she introduces herself in the native language of the country she s visiting. … OL20022793W
Brazzaville Beach Brazzaville Beach William Boyd In the heart of a civil war-torn African nation, primate researcher Hope Clearwater made a shocking discovery about apes and man . . . Young, alone, and far from her family in Britain, Hope Clearwate… OL240971W
Tarzan, King of Apes Tarzan, King of Apes Joan D. Vinge A baby boy, left alone in the African jungle after the deaths of his parents, Lord and Lady Greystoke, is adopted by an ape, whose own infant has died, and raised to manhood without ever seeing anoth… OL2816465W
Les singes Les singes John Grassy Des informations élémentaires, succinctes, dans une structure un peu échevelée et une présentation dynamique aux photographies spectaculaires et abondantes. [SDM]. OL28590954W
Apes Apes Tess Lemmon Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and behavior of the members of the ape family: gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, and gibbons. OL4309482W
Apes and monkeys Apes and monkeys Donald R. Shire An introduction to apes and monkeys, describing the physical characteristics and behavior of nearly twenty species, where they live, what they eat, comparisons to humans, life in the wild and in zoos… OL4799502W
Willy and Hugh Willy and Hugh Anthony Browne Willy the chimpanzee is lonely until he meets Hugh Jape in the park, and the two become friends. OL49778W
Apes and monkeys Apes and monkeys Michael Pelusey Read about the differences between apes and monkeys, how zoos keep apes and monkeys, a day in the life of a zoo keeper and the importance of zoos. OL5714087W
Claw the Giant Ape Claw the Giant Ape Adam Blade Everyone in Avantia knows the terrors of the jungle: creatures that pluck men from the ground and eat them whole; plants whose rich scents could overwhelm a person at twenty paces. Few dare to enter-… OL8122305W
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