{"product_id":"9781554075669","title":"Planet Ape","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive guide to the great apes and how they compare with us, their closest living relatives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eGorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans are only a hair's breadth away from us in evolutionary terms; our DNA differs by just a few percent. These fascinating creatures hold up a mirror to humanity, giving us insights into our past, our present and perhaps even our future.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlanet Ape\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the great apes in unprecedented detail: where they live, how they live and the challenges they face. Using innovative artworks, photographs and text, the book makes key comparisons between apes and human beings, including:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnatomy\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eDiet\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eSocial life\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCourtship and breeding\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePhysical and mental development\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCommunication.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFrom peace-loving bonobos to warring chimpanzee communities and from highly sociable gorillas to solitary orangutans, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlanet Ape\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to do justice to the diversity and complexity of the ape world and what it tells us about our own.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eUnimaginable habitat loss, war, hunting and disease all threaten to wipe the great apes from the wild. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlanet Ape\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e seizes the moment, examining attempts to safeguard these species, including reserves, captive breeding and reintroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA proportion of the royalties will be donated to charities working to conserve apes, so buying this book makes an immediate, practical contribution.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spectacular and authoritative survey of our nearest non-human relatives, full of  insight about them - and about ourselves. -- \u003ci\u003eDavid Attenborough\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Desmond Morris, Steve Parker","offers":[{"title":"Firefly Books |  Hardback | Laminated cover |  2009-09-10","offer_id":46011350122751,"sku":"9781554075669","price":49.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3ad94781-fb5d-4ec3-9772-d3a63499a179.jpg?v=1723054309","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781554075669","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}