03547cam a2200493Ii 4500 26301 26301 7100951 MeVbMML 20190502002907.0 181113t20192018nyua b 001 0 eng d 2018054306 101737495 DNLM 9781615195312 (hbk.) 1615195319 (hbk.) 7040885 (OCoLC)1089916209 (OCoLC)on1089916209 DAD eng rda DAD JBL OCLCO HHO GO4 GN281 .R85 2019 599.93/8 23 GN281 .R85 2019x 599.938 Rutherford Rutherford, Adam, author. 10258 Book of humans Humanimal : how Homo sapiens became nature's most paradoxical creature : a new evolutionary history / Adam Rutherford ; illustrations by Alice Roberts. New York : The Experiment, 2019. ©2018 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Originally published in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2018 under the title: The book of humans. Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-230) and index. "Evolutionary theory has long established that humans are animals: Modern Homo sapiens are primates who share an ancestor with monkeys and other great apes. Our genome is 98 percent identical to a chimpanzee’s. And yet we think of ourselves as exceptional. Are we? In this original and entertaining tour of life on Earth, Adam Rutherford explores the profound paradox of the “human animal.” Looking for answers across the animal kingdom, he finds that many things once considered exclusively human are not: In Australia, raptors have been observed starting fires to scatter prey; in Zambia, a chimp named Julie even started a “fashion” of wearing grass in one ear. We aren’t the only species that communicates, makes tools, or has sex for reasons other than procreation. But we have developed a culture far more complex than any other we’ve observed. Why has that happened, and what does it say about us? [This book] is a new evolutionary history—a synthesis of the latest research on genetics, sex, migration, and much more. It reveals what unequivocally makes us animals—and also why we are truly extraordinary"-- Provided by publisher. Human evolution Popular works. 10259 New Shelf New Shelf New Shelf New Shelf ddc BOOK BPL NFX 26 235483-1 GN281 .R85 2019x Boston Library 39999095454771 9 6 2 2 5 25.95 Item generated Mar 29 2019 2:52PM BPL NFX 26 235483-1 GN281 .R85 2019x Boston Library 39999095454789 9 6 2 2 5 25.95 Item generated Mar 29 2019 2:52PM BPL NFX 26 235483-1 GN281 .R85 2019x Boston Library 39999095454797 9 6 2 2 5 25.95 Item generated Mar 29 2019 2:52PM BPL NFX 26 235483-1 GN281 .R85 2019x Boston Library 39999095454805 9 6 2 2 5 25.95 Item generated Mar 29 2019 2:52PM ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ NF 2019-04-04 3 599.93 RUTH 38547 2019-07-02 2019-06-28 33.95 2019-04-04 BOOK