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Green for Life
In search of the perfect
human diet, Victoria
Boutenko compares the
standard American diet with
the diet of wild
chimpanzees. Chimpanzees
share an estimated 99.4% of
genes with humans, but their
... > full story
The Complete World of Human Evolution
A compelling, authoritative,
and superbly illustrated
account of the rise and
eventual domination of our
species. Human domination
of the earth is now so
complete that it is easy to
... > full story
The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (P.S.)
Jared Diamond states the
theme of his book up-front:
"How the human species
changed, within a short
time, from just another
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Monkey Portraits
Book Description:We share
about 98 percent of our DNA
with chimpanzees, our
closest biological cousins.
And never have the
similarities between simians
and humans been so amusingly
and brilliantly captured as
... > full story
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