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Humanimal :

(Number (ISBN

1615195319

(Number (ISBN

9781615195312

Erroneous ISBN

9781615195329

Title Proper

Humanimal :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

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

First Statement of Responsibility

Adam Rutherford ; illustrations by Alice Roberts.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York, NY :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

The Experiment, LLC,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2019.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

240 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

"Originally published in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group Ltd., a Hachette UK company, in 2018"--ECIP galley.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-230) and index.

Text of Note

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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Text of Note

"Evolutionary theory has long established that humans are animals: Modern Homo sapiens are primates who share an ancestor with monkeys and other great apes. Our genome is 98 percent identical to a chimpanzee's. And yet we think of ourselves as exceptional. Are we? In this original and entertaining tour of life on Earth, 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."--Jacket.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

Workman Pub Co, Attn: Mary Beth 225 Varick st, New York, NY, USA, 10014, (212)6147792

Title

Book of humans.

International Standard Book Number

9781615195329

Parallel Title

Human animal

Human evolution, Popular works.

Human genome, Popular works.

Biological Evolution.

Human Characteristics.

Evolution.

Human evolution.

Human genome.

SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Evolution.

SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Primatology.

SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Zoology-- Ethology (Animal Behavior)

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Edition

Class number

Book number

Class number

Class number

Rutherford, Adam

Date of Transaction

20200823050338.0

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Electronic name

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