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Although baboons and chimpanzees occasionally kill and eat a gazelle fawn or
hare, such items are incidental additions to their diet rather than an important part
of it. A hunter requires space, as much as several hundred square miles in ...
Although baboons and chimpanzees occasionally kill and eat a gazelle fawn or
hare, such items are incidental additions to their diet rather than an important part
of it. A hunter requires space, as much as several hundred square miles in ...
Page 263
Soon after I finished my gorilla study, various investigators observed the
chimpanzee and found a social organization differing strikingly from that of the
gorilla even though the two apes are closely related. The members of a
chimpanzee group, ...
Soon after I finished my gorilla study, various investigators observed the
chimpanzee and found a social organization differing strikingly from that of the
gorilla even though the two apes are closely related. The members of a
chimpanzee group, ...
Page 278
However, changes are primarily within a social unit of fairly small size, a system
similar to that suggested for chimpanzees. The extent of cohesion in primate
groups, whether in monkey or man, is related to ecological conditions. The early
...
However, changes are primarily within a social unit of fairly small size, a system
similar to that suggested for chimpanzees. The extent of cohesion in primate
groups, whether in monkey or man, is related to ecological conditions. The early
...
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The Seasons | 3 |
Life in the Pride | 44 |
Neighborly Disputes | 92 |
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