Among African Apes

Martha M. Robbins is Research Associate at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. She is coeditor of Mountain Gorillas: Three Decades of Research at Karisoke and Feeding Ecology of Apes and Other Primates. Christophe Boesch is Director of the Department of Primatology at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. He is the author of The Real Chimpanzee: Sex Strategies in the Forest, among other books.

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Who, What, Where, and Why Martha M. Robbins 1. Discovering Apes Martha M. Robbins 2. Life and Death in the Forest Christophe Boesch 3. Encounters with Bili Chimpanzees in the Undisturbed Gangu Forest Cleve Hicks 4. Is Blood Thicker Than Water? Gottfried Hohmann and Barbara Fruth 5. Our Cousins in the Forest--or Bushmeat? Christophe Boesch 6. Discovering Chimpanzee Traditions Crickette Sanz and David Morgan 7. Keeping it in the Family: Tribal Warfare between Chimpanzee Communities Josephine Head 8. Winona's Search for the Right Silverback: Insights into Female Strategies at a Natural Rain Forest Clearing in Northern Congo Thomas Breuer 9. The Long Road to Habituation: A Window into the Lives of Gorillas Chloe Cipolletta 10. Among Silverbacks Martha M. Robbins 11. The Diversity of the Apes: What Is the Future? Christophe Boesch Contributors Index

"Gives a fresh insight into research and conservation efforts ... vivid descriptions reveal how chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas hunt, socialize and play in their natural habitat, as well as the threats they face from poaching, disease and deforestation." Nature "If you like to think of chimps as wise, rational tool-users, gorillas as gentle giants, or bonobos as sexed-up hippie apes, be prepared for a shock. Among African Apes, a collection of field diaries, is primatology given the Tarantino treatment." -- Rowan Hooper New Scientist "Compelling." -- Ian Paulsen The Guardian / Birdbooker Report Blog "Awe and surprise come through these stories of seasoned field scientists learning new things." -- Nancy Bent Booklist "Illuminating collection of essays." Foreword "An excellent introduction to the world of primates." -- K. K. Golbeck Choice