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Schwartz, Jeffrey H.

The red ape : orangutans and human origins / Jeffrey H. Schwartz.

Rev. and updated.

Cambridge, Ma. : Westview Press, 2005.

xvi, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

"In upending the conventional wisdom on relationships between apes and humans, Schwartz provides a fresh examination of the fossil record, genetics, and the comparative anatomy and physiology of humans and other living primates. Discussing these topics from a historical, philosophical, and theoretical perspective, he argues that it is the Asian orangutan, not the African chimpanzee, bonobo, or gorilla, that is humankind's closest evolutionary cousin. The result is a challenge to what we think we know about the origins of humans"--Jacket.

Human evolution.

Orangutans.

Bornean orangutan.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-269) and index.

The orangutan -- In pursuit of human ancestry -- The search for our closest relatives -- The riddle of relatedness -- Primates first, hominoids last -- The hominoids -- Humans and orangutans -- Blood's thicker than bones -- Of molecules and evolution -- In the wake of the red ape -- Chimps über alles? -- The return of the red ape.

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2006273690

9780813340647

0813340640 (hbk.)

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