{"product_id":"planet-ape-desmond-morris-9781554075669","title":"Planet Ape","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive guide to the great apes and how they compare with us, their closest living relatives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans are only a hair's breadth away from us in evolutionary terms; our DNA differs by just a few percent. These fascinating creatures hold up a mirror to humanity, giving us insights into our past, our present and perhaps even our future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlanet Ape\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the great apes in unprecedented detail: where they live, how they live and the challenges they face. Using innovative artworks, photographs and text, the book makes key comparisons between apes and human beings, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnatomy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiet\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSocial life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCourtship and breeding\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhysical and mental development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommunication.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom peace-loving bonobos to warring chimpanzee communities and from highly sociable gorillas to solitary orangutans, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlanet Ape\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to do justice to the diversity and complexity of the ape world and what it tells us about our own.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnimaginable habitat loss, war, hunting and disease all threaten to wipe the great apes from the wild. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlanet Ape\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e seizes the moment, examining attempts to safeguard these species, including reserves, captive breeding and reintroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA proportion of the royalties will be donated to charities working to conserve apes, so buying this book makes an immediate, practical contribution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spectacular and authoritative survey of our nearest non-human relatives, full of insight about them - and about ourselves. -- \u003ci\u003eDavid Attenborough\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Desmond Morris, Steve Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1554075661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554075669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Firefly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.36h x 9.62w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2009 pg. 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly Annex\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/02\/2009","brand":"Desmond Morris","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44522550722815,"sku":"9781554075669","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f45b4c04-4cc7-41c4-84ac-9a2c0b89620c.jpg?v=1700157842","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/planet-ape-desmond-morris-9781554075669","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}