
Our Inner Ape
A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are
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Narrated by:
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Alan Sklar
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Frans de Waal
From a scientist and writer E.O. Wilson has called "the world authority on primate social behavior" comes a fascinating look at the most provocative aspects of human nature: power, sex, violence, kindness, and morality, through our two closest cousins in the ape family. For nearly 20 years, Frans de Waal has worked with both the famously aggressive chimpanzee and the lesser-known, egalitarian, erotic, matriarchal bonobo, two species whose DNA is nearly identical to that of humans.
De Waal shows the range of human behavior through his study of chimpanzees and bonobos, drawing from their personalities, relationships, power struggles, and hijinx important insights about our human behavior. The result is an engrossing and surprising narrative that reveals what their behavior can teach us about our own nature.
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Critic reviews
"De Waal's most hopeful message is that peaceful behavior can be learned....[An] important and illuminating book." (The New York Times Book Review)
"Readers might be surprised at how much these apes and their stories resonate with their own lives, and may well be left with an urge to spend a few hours watching primates themselves at the local zoo." (Publishers Weekly)
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fascinating read
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A great mix of science and interpretation
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I've really been enjoying listening to the audiobok version ofHuman, chimp and bonobo societies are alike
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good book.
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Our Inner Ape
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Fantastic - not what you think.
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Unexpected Gem
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If you could sum up Our Inner Ape in three words, what would they be?
intriguing, informational, entertainingWhat was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
This was like listening to a friend talk about his work over lunch, very conversational, accessible for someone with little science backgroundWas this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I liked taking this a little at a time, so that I could digest what I was learning and then build.Any additional comments?
I can't wait to listen to more books by Franz de Waal, and others, on this subject.A great beginning
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More interesting that I expected
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