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The Chimpanzee Book: Apes Like Us

Apes Like Us

Author: Dr Carla Litchfield   Series: Wild Planet

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Chimpanzees are our closest living animal relatives. They can use language; they make and use tools, and have traditions - which they pass from one generation to the next. Like us, they kiss, hug and comfort each other, form life-long friendships and grieve for their dead. They can also hold grudges for years, and even go to war! Ages 7+.

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Chimpanzees are our closest living animal relatives. They can use language; they make and use tools, and have traditions - which they pass from one generation to the next. Like us, they kiss, hug and comfort each other, form life-long friendships and grieve for their dead. They can also hold grudges for years, and even go to war! Ages 7+.

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The story of chimpanzees - from those that use sharp-ended spears to hunt, to those that have their own ‘crossing guards’ to help them travel to safety!

They look cute and cuddly but don’t underestimate them – our closest living animal relatives use tools to hunt, can hold a grudge and can even use computers to communicate.

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“The Chimpanzee Book: Apes Like Us is a landscape paperback and is sure to be a popular addition to any library or home collection. Recommended for lower primary and beyond.”

The Chimpanzee Book: Apes Like Us is a landscape paperback and is sure to be a popular addition to any library or home collection. Recommended for lower primary and beyond. -- Claire Saxby Aussie Reviews

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About the Author

Dr Carla Litchfield is a scientist at Adelaide Zoo, who has studied Great Apes in the field in Africa and in captivity in Australia. She is also a lecturer at the University of South Australia, and in 2000 was awarded the ‘Unsung Hero of Australian Science’ by The Australian Science Communicators.

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Product Details

Publisher
Walker Books Australia | Black Dog Books
Published
2nd March 2009
Pages
32
ISBN
9781742030746

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