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1) Chimpanzees
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs provide an introduction to chimpanzees.
2) Chimpanzees
Author
Publisher
Creative Education and Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
This revised edition surveys key aspects of chimpanzees, describing these intelligent primates, appearance, behaviours, and habitats. A folk tale explains why chimpanzees do not have tails.
3) Chimpanzees
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Chimpanzees are among the world's smartest animals! These intelligent apes communicate, use tools and show their emotions to survive in the wild. In the lab, they help humans learn about language, learning, and more.
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Chimpanzees Today is an overview of the various roles filled by chimpanzees and the situations in which they currently live. It begins by briefly discussing the precipitous drop in wild populations as well as some of the history of Jane Goodall's research at Gombe, focusing on the discoveries that promoted the use of the chimpanzee model in studying human evolution. It then covers many situations chimpanzee captivity, including the sanctuaries in...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"Primates are humans' closest relative in the animal kingdom. These highly intelligent animals have developed structured societies and language use. This book explains how chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, and howler monkeys share and receive information to survive in the wild and also discusses human-primate communication"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Have you ever stayed up way past your bedtime? Jim Panzee certainly has. Jim is going to a slumber party and there's LOTS to do. Jim plans on bobbing for mangoes, going termite fishing, and of course staying UP ALL NIGHT! But Jim gets more than a little frustrated when all the things he wanted to do go awry. One by one, everyone else falls asleep, while Jim is determined to stay up. How long will he last?"--Publisher description.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Jim Panzee 's plans for a quiet morning nap are interrupted by Tortoise's plea to join him in the jungle race. This makes Grumpy Monkey even grumpier but he reluctantly agrees. Then one of the runners bumps into a tree and bananas come raining down! The race to the finish is over as everyone, including Grumpy Monkey, races to get the biggest share of bananas."--from Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When the United States was scrambling to catch up to the Soviets after their successful launch of Sputnik, they didn't turn to Mercury Seven astronauts Alan Shepard and John Glenn. Rather, they began bringing chimpanzees to Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico for a top-secret program. The goal? To do everything America needed to make space travel safe for humans and beat the Soviets. Based on extensive research and interviews with living members...
13) Smithy
Author
Series
Smithy novels volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the tumultuous summer of 1974, in the shadowy rooms of a rundown mansion in Rhode Island, renowned psychologist Dr. Piers Preis-Herald brings together a group of seven collegiate researchers to study the inner lives of man's closest relative--the primate. They set out to teach their subject, who would eventually be known to the world as Smithy, American Sign Language. But as the summer deepens and the history of the mansion manifests, the messages...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Frans de Waal has spent four decades at the forefront of animal research. Following up on the best-selling Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, which investigated animal intelligence, Mama?s Last Hug delivers a fascinating exploration of the rich emotional lives of animals."--from Amazon.com.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
An ambitious mailroom clerk at a second-rate TV network discovers his girlfriend's loveable pet chimp can pick a hit show every time! His secret for success turns into madcap monkey business when he makes vice president, and his jealous rivals want in on the act.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
One warm, sunny day, Willy the Chimp decides to go to the park. There's not a cloud in the sky--well, except for just a little tiny one. It doesn't bother Willy too much at first. But as the cloud follows him, it grows bigger and bigger and becomes harder and harder to ignore. Pretty soon the cloud is all Willy can think about, and he has no idea how to make it go away.
20) Arthur's pen pal
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
©1976
Language
English
Description
Arthur views his little sister in a different light after receiving a revealing letter from his pen pal.
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