Frans Lanting
Author
Series
Publisher
Earth Aware Editions
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Explore the wonders of one of Earth's natural crown jewels: California's Monterey Bay--the hottest hot spot for biodiversity in North America, according to The Nature Conservancy. This is a place of giants, from redwood forests on land to forests of kelp offshore. Monterey Bay supports iconic wildlife from delicate Monarch butterflies to soaring California condors, and from secretive mountain lions to majestic blue whales. All survive in a region...
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Most people have never heard of the bonobo, an intriguing member of the great ape family, despite the fact that bonobos are as close to us as their much better known relatives, the chimpanzees. Scientists are only beginning to explore the social life of the bonobo. Whereas chimpanzees are known for male power politics, cooperative hunting, and intergroup warfare, bonobo society is egalitarian and peaceful. One major distinction of the bonobo seems...
