Apes & Monkeys Books


A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the BaboonsA Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons
Best Price: $6.21
This book is hard to classify: Is it autobiography? Primatolgy? Travel adventures? Humanist...
Monkey PortraitsMonkey Portraits
Best Price: $10.36
This really is an excellent book for kids. I bought it for my 2 year old and she loves to look...
Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be HumanNim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human
Best Price: $13.57
I don't know which was more disturbing... The travails of this innocent animal, or the thinking...
Gorillas in the MistGorillas in the Mist
Best Price: $3.95
This book details the everyday lives of the a few mountain gorilla families as observed by Dian...
Bigfoot! : The True Story of Apes in AmericaBigfoot! : The True Story of Apes in America
Best Price: $8.30
Let me make it very clear right up front: I do NOT believe that Bigfoot/Sasquatch exists. ...


Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through AutismSongs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through Autism
Best Price: $6.85
I just finished reading "Songs of the Gorilla Nation", by Dawn Prince-Huges. I found...
Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human ViolenceDemonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence
Best Price: $7.23
After spending some time postulating theories which might help explain the motives and actions...
Bigfoot Casebook updated: Sightings And Encounters from 1818 to 2004Bigfoot Casebook updated: Sightings And Encounters from 1818 to 2004
Best Price: $11.50
I liked the book. It had quite a few encounters that I had not read about before. In the second...
The SearchThe Search
Best Price: $7.95
I had recently read "The Tracker" by Tom Brown Jr. and thought it a remarkable book....
Next of Kin: My Conversations with ChimpanzeesNext of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees
Best Price: $8.64
A very readable & enjoyable book. I especially enjoyed the chapter on autism & the...


The Impenetrable Forest: My Gorilla Years in Uganda, Revised EditionThe Impenetrable Forest: My Gorilla Years in Uganda, Revised Edition
Best Price: $16.15
Most Americans wouldn't be able to cut it in a small rural village in Africa. "The...
In the Kingdom of Gorillas: Fragile Species in a Dangerous LandIn the Kingdom of Gorillas: Fragile Species in a Dangerous Land
Best Price: $2.85
This is a great book. Not only does it tell an incredible story. But it also illustrates one of...
Primate Adaptation and Evolution, Second EditionPrimate Adaptation and Evolution, Second Edition
Best Price: $50.97
I'm not even a student & haven't been for decades, but I sat down to read this text and...
One Gorilla: A Counting BookOne Gorilla: A Counting Book
Best Price: $2.09
This book helps the kids learn numbers and also how to search for animals/birds in a picture....
Parenting for PrimatesParenting for Primates
Best Price: $23.83
As a mother, I am enjoying this book for the author's accounts of raising cottontops and...

The Ape and the Sushi Master: Cultural Reflections of a PrimatologistThe Ape and the Sushi Master: Cultural Reflections of a Primatologist
Best Price: $7.39
The author continues to look at evolution and the overlapping of different species, including...
Abominable Snowmen: Legend Come to Life: The Story Of Sub-Humans On Five Continents From The Early Ice Age Until TodayAbominable Snowmen: Legend Come to Life: The Story Of Sub-Humans On Five Continents From The Early Ice Age Until Today
Best Price: $10.84
For its era, Sanderson's book presented remarkably strong and thorough coverage. I do not...
Primate DiversityPrimate Diversity
Best Price: $48.77
I have been working for a number of years teaching primatology courses, and find this text to be...
My Family Album: Thirty Years of Primate PhotographyMy Family Album: Thirty Years of Primate Photography
Best Price: $23.07
"My Family Album" catalogs 30 years of de Waal's black and white photographs of both...
Dog Behaviour, Evolution, and Cognition (Oxford Biology)Dog Behaviour, Evolution, and Cognition (Oxford Biology)
Best Price: $110.00
This is the first book to collate and synthesise the recent burgeoning primary research...

The Chimpanzee Family Book (Animal Family Series)The Chimpanzee Family Book (Animal Family Series)
Best Price: $0.20
I love this book, only downside to it that it was more centered for little children and did not...
Bonobo:  The Forgotten ApeBonobo: The Forgotten Ape
Best Price: $22.54
This is a great book with plenty of great photographs by Frans Lanting and a good deal of basic...
A Chimp in the Family: The True Story of Two Infants--One Human, One Chimpanzee--Growing Up TogetherA Chimp in the Family: The True Story of Two Infants--One Human, One Chimpanzee--Growing Up Together
Best Price: $2.47
This is a profoundly touching book. You will feel a lot of very strong emotions of all kinds...
Reflections of Eden: My Years with the Orangutans of BorneoReflections of Eden: My Years with the Orangutans of Borneo
Best Price: $7.99
Dr. Galdikas study and care of the orangutans of Borneo is greatly appreciated. My friends and...
Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among ApesChimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes
Best Price: $11.99
I was hesitant to purchase this book because I thought it was pricey. Let me tell you, it was...

No One Loved Gorillas More: Dian Fossey: Letters from the MistNo One Loved Gorillas More: Dian Fossey: Letters from the Mist
Best Price: $13.69
Diane Fossey has been one of my female science heroes ever since I was a little girl. This book...
Primate SocietiesPrimate Societies
Best Price: $39.00
needed to purchase this book at the last minute for my daughter, Amazon and the supplier came...
The Field Guide to Bigfoot and Other Mystery PrimatesThe Field Guide to Bigfoot and Other Mystery Primates
Best Price: $12.60
While I honor the purpose and effort applied to this work, I think the choices of the authors...
Among Orangutans: Red Apes and the Rise of Human CultureAmong Orangutans: Red Apes and the Rise of Human Culture
Best Price: $18.99
Homo sylvestris (man of the forest) is now placed cladistically at a farther remove from Homo...
The Primate Anthology: Essays on Primate Behavior, Ecology and Conservation from Natural HistoryThe Primate Anthology: Essays on Primate Behavior, Ecology and Conservation from Natural History
Best Price: $50.00
This book is a wonderful introduction to primate behavior, ecology and conservation. A...

Orangutan OdysseyOrangutan Odyssey
Best Price: $21.95
This is a great book about the orangutans of Borneo that are being studied by Birute M.F....
Gorillas (World Life Library.)Gorillas (World Life Library.)
Best Price: $11.22
For the price, this was a good deal. I wanted pictures of Gorillas to use as references for...
Great Ape OdysseyGreat Ape Odyssey
Best Price: $6.76
Early in her career in the late 1960s, Birut? Galdikas was handpicked, along with Jane Goodall...
Walker's Primates of the WorldWalker's Primates of the World
Best Price: $149.94
All of the books of this series are exceptional resources for biologists (amateur and...
The Pictorial Guide to the Living PrimatesThe Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates
Best Price: $41.97
This well-written book has extensive information and photos on all of the primates in the world,...

Orangutans: Wizards of the Rain ForestOrangutans: Wizards of the Rain Forest
Best Price: $2.48
If you want to learn about orangutans as a species, but are afraid of getting close to...
The Year of the GorillaThe Year of the Gorilla
Best Price: $19.25
Just read this book and found it a fascinating pre Dian Fossey insight into the gorillas and...
The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of BehaviorThe Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior
Jane Goodall has written a wonderful resource for anyone interested in primate behavior. This...
Primate Paradigms: Sex Roles and Social BondsPrimate Paradigms: Sex Roles and Social Bonds
Best Price: $20.00
This critical review of behavior patterns in nonhuman primates is an excellent study of the...
Man the Hunted: Primates, Predators, and Human EvolutionMan the Hunted: Primates, Predators, and Human Evolution
Best Price: $5.10
The anthropological question of how humans evolved into a species that uses its brains rather...

Manipulative Monkeys: The Capuchins of Lomas BarbudalManipulative Monkeys: The Capuchins of Lomas Barbudal
Best Price: $30.95
This book is one of the best to understand what it takes to be a field biologist--an often...
The Hunting ApesThe Hunting Apes
Best Price: $8.99
With a wealth of primate research supporting his thesis, Stanford argues that meat is an...
Significant Others: The Ape-Human Continuum and the Quest for Human NatureSignificant Others: The Ape-Human Continuum and the Quest for Human Nature
Best Price: $10.93
Stanford notes his thesis thus (page xi): "Apes and humans are cut from the same...
Jane Goodall: A BiographyJane Goodall: A Biography
Best Price: $2.91
The book is not very in depth, but perfect for a young grade school child who needs someone...
The Primate Family Tree: The Amazing Diversity of Our Closest RelativesThe Primate Family Tree: The Amazing Diversity of Our Closest Relatives
Best Price: $26.60
Apes, monkeys, lemurs -- and other family members. The Primate Family Tree is a...

Tree of Origin: What Primate Behavior Can Tell Us about Human Social EvolutionTree of Origin: What Primate Behavior Can Tell Us about Human Social Evolution
Best Price: $16.97
I checked this book out of the local library many weeks ago, having come across it via a...
Walking With the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute GaldikasWalking With the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas
Best Price: $10.00
This is a tender, touching, love story of epic proportions. The love and feminine worship of the...
World Atlas of Great Apes and their ConservationWorld Atlas of Great Apes and their Conservation
Best Price: $38.00
The World Atlas of Great Apes and their Conservation is a welcomed and appreciated publication. ...
Aggression and Peacefulness in Humans and Other PrimatesAggression and Peacefulness in Humans and Other Primates
Best Price: $148.50
This book explores the role of aggression in primate social systems and its implications for...
I'm Lucy: A Day in the Life of a Young BonoboI'm Lucy: A Day in the Life of a Young Bonobo
Best Price: $13.14
This book is written with beautiful and simple language that both children and adults can enjoy...

How Monkeys See the World: Inside the Mind of Another SpeciesHow Monkeys See the World: Inside the Mind of Another Species
Best Price: $10.99
I read this book in connection with graduate coursework under Seyfarth at the University of...
Primate Conservation BiologyPrimate Conservation Biology
Best Price: $25.04
From the snub-nosed monkeys of China to the mountain gorillas of central Africa, our closest...
Koko's KittenKoko's Kitten
As a fourth year University student, I found this book compelling for all ages. It is a...
Mountain Gorillas: Biology, Conservation, and CoexistenceMountain Gorillas: Biology, Conservation, and Coexistence
Best Price: $23.07
Tucked into one of the most beautiful and conflicted regions of the world are the last of the...
Orangutans (WorldLife Library)Orangutans (WorldLife Library)
Best Price: $11.03
Orangutans by Robert Shumaker is a beautiful book, full of pictures and interesting facts about...

Red Colobus Monkey (Wildlife Behavior and Ecology)Red Colobus Monkey (Wildlife Behavior and Ecology)Orangutans: Behavior, Ecology, and ConservationOrangutans: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation
Best Price: $13.95
This book has gorgeous photos that will make you fall in love with orangutans - the people of...
Kanzi: The Ape at the Brink of the Human MindKanzi: The Ape at the Brink of the Human Mind
Best Price: $14.23
This book makes plausible claims that some bonobos have learned to handle language in a way that...
  
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