Bibliograph

Humanimal, how Homo sapiens became nature's most paradoxical creature : a new evolutionary history, Adam Rutherford ; illustrations by Alice Roberts

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Humanimal, how Homo sapiens became nature's most paradoxical creature : a new evolutionary history, Adam Rutherford ; illustrations by Alice Roberts

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-230) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Humanimal

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bibliography

Responsibility statement

Adam Rutherford ; illustrations by Alice Roberts

Sub title

how Homo sapiens became nature's most paradoxical creature : a new evolutionary history

Summary

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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