Humanimal: How Homo sapiens Became Nature's Most Paradoxical Creature-A New Evolutionary History
New York: The Experiment, 2018.
First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 240pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Gray paper over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound.
ABOUT THIS BOOK:
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.(Publisher). Very good / very good. Item #7960
ISBN: 9781615195312
Price: $15.00