The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of BehaviorDr. Goodall crowns her first quarter-century with the chimpanzees of Gombe by giving a comprehensive, up-to-date account of her work, a grand synthesis of animal behavior that presents a vast amount of information about man's nearest phylogenetic relative. 336 black-and-white, 23 color halftones. Illustrations. |
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... months after receiving a severe wound in her groin , showed no signs of sexual swelling during that period . The adult Melissa did not resume swelling for six and one - half months after contracting polio . After the loss of her two ...
... months after receiving a severe wound in her groin , showed no signs of sexual swelling during that period . The adult Melissa did not resume swelling for six and one - half months after contracting polio . After the loss of her two ...
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... months ) as during the dry ( one every 13.6 months ) , as is evident from the following tabulation : Old age Reproductive maturity Adolescence / juvenile period Infancy Total Deaths 1965 through 1983 Dry season ( 95 months ) Wet season ...
... months ) as during the dry ( one every 13.6 months ) , as is evident from the following tabulation : Old age Reproductive maturity Adolescence / juvenile period Infancy Total Deaths 1965 through 1983 Dry season ( 95 months ) Wet season ...
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... months ; leaves were eaten very frequently in all months ; seeds scored high in three months ( May to July 1978 ) ; and insects were consumed in large amounts during November of both years . Their feeding behavior suggests that ...
... months ; leaves were eaten very frequently in all months ; seeds scored high in three months ( May to July 1978 ) ; and insects were consumed in large amounts during November of both years . Their feeding behavior suggests that ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Dawn of Understanding | 7 |
The Mind of the Chimpanzee | 15 |
Copyright | |
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adult females adult males aggressive alpha male anestrous association attack baboons bananas Beethoven began behavior branches bushbuck bushpig camp charging display chim chimpanzees climbed colobus consort consortship context copulation cycling dominance driver ants eaten eating estrus Evered Faben feeding Fifi Figan fight followed frequently Freud Frodo fruits Gigi Gilka Goblin Goliath Gombe Gombe National Park Goodall Gremlin grooming human Humphrey hunt individuals infant interactions Jomeo juvenile Kahama Kakombe Kasakela community Kasakela males late adolescent Lawick Little Bee M-group Mahale male chimpanzee Matama mating meat Melissa meters Miff Mike minutes monkeys months mother moved nest Nishida observed occasions offspring once Pallas pant-grunts pant-hoots panzees party Passion patterns Patti percent period play prey primates rank relationship Satan screaming seen seized sexual Sherry showed social social grooming sometimes species swelling Tanzania target hours termites tree Tutin victim waa-barks Winkle Wrangham young youngsters