Humanimal: how homo sapiens became nature's most paradoxical creature--a new evolutionary history
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Roberts, Alice, illustrator.
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New York : The Experiment, LLC, 2019.
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240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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East Hampton Adult Nonfiction
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Adam Rutherford explores the profound paradox of the "human animal." Looking for answers across the animal kingdom, he finds that many things once considered exclusively human are not: In Australia, raptors have been observed starting fires to scatter prey; in Zambia, a chimp named Julie even started a "fashion" of wearing grass in one ear. We aren't the only species that communicates, makes tools, or has sex for reasons other than procreation. But we have developed a culture far more complex than any other we've observed. Why has that happened, and what does it say about us? Humanimal is a new evolutionary history-a synthesis of the latest research on genetics, sex, migration, and much more. It reveals what unequivocally makes us animals--and also why we are truly extraordinary. - adapted from book jacket.
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English
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9781615195312
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Includes bibliographical references ([219]-230) and index.
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Adam Rutherford explores the profound paradox of the "human animal." Looking for answers across the animal kingdom, he finds that many things once considered exclusively human are not: In Australia, raptors have been observed starting fires to scatter prey; in Zambia, a chimp named Julie even started a "fashion" of wearing grass in one ear. We aren't the only species that communicates, makes tools, or has sex for reasons other than procreation. But we have developed a culture far more complex than any other we've observed. Why has that happened, and what does it say about us? Humanimal is a new evolutionary history-a synthesis of the latest research on genetics, sex, migration, and much more. It reveals what unequivocally makes us animals--and also why we are truly extraordinary. - adapted from book jacket.
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Rutherford, A., & Roberts, A. (2019). Humanimal: how homo sapiens became nature's most paradoxical creature--a new evolutionary history. The Experiment, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Rutherford, Adam and Alice, Roberts. 2019. Humanimal: How Homo Sapiens Became Nature's Most Paradoxical Creature--a New Evolutionary History. The Experiment, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Rutherford, Adam and Alice, Roberts, Humanimal: How Homo Sapiens Became Nature's Most Paradoxical Creature--a New Evolutionary History. The Experiment, LLC, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Rutherford, Adam, and Alice Roberts. Humanimal: How Homo Sapiens Became Nature's Most Paradoxical Creature--a New Evolutionary History. The Experiment, LLC, 2019.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Part one: Humans and other animals. Tools. What it takes to be a maker. Tooled-up animals. Sponging dolphins. The birds. Fiery the angels fell. War for the planet of the apes. Farming and fashion ; Sex. The birds and the bees. Autoeroticism. Mouthing off. Whole lotta love. Homosexuality. And death shall have no dominion. Sex and violence -- Part two: The paragon of animals. Everyone is special ; Genes, bones, and minds ; 24 - 2 = 23 ; Hands and feet ; Trippingly on the tongue ; Speak now ; Symbolism in words ; Symbolism beyond words ; If only you could see what I've seen with your eyes ; Know thyself ; Je ne regrette rien ; Teach a village to fish ... ; The paragon of animals. | |
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