The Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates

Introduces members of the primate family, from monkeys and humans to whales,looking at their anatomy and physiology

The only photo book of all the primates in beautiful color.
500 color photographs and 16 color illustrations, 8.5x11 inches, 274 pages, 235 range maps, glossary, popular books and web sites, 1020 references, and index. This beautiful book illustrates the diversity of the primate order. Each species is treated separately with at least one photograph or illustration for 234 species of primates. Organized like a field guide, the reader can look at handsome color photographs and find basic information about each prosimian, monkey and ape. This book includes the 9 new species which have been described in the last fifteen years. Over 100 primates are presently threatened or endanger of extinction. There is a section entitled "Protecting and conserving Primates" which includes 10 Things You Can Do For Primate Conservation. Anyone interested in primates will love this book. ________ "The Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates is a naturalist’s dream come true. It belongs in every nature library and anyone with even the slightest interest in our closest relatives will find endless fascination leafing through this book, admiring its wonderful photographs, and partaking of its extremely useful data and text." Roger Caras, Naturalist, author, television commentator and current President of The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. ________ "I love books that present comprehensive surveys of all taxa within groups. How else could we ever get and idea of the full extent and glory of biodiversity." Stephen Jay Gould, Professor of Geology, Harvard University, and columnist for Natural History Magazine ________ "The Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates is a naturalist’s dream come true. It belongs in every nature library and anyone with even the slightest interest in our closest relatives will find endless fascination leafing through this book, admiring its wonderful photographs, and partaking of its extremely useful data and text." Roger Caras, Naturalist, author, television commentator and current President of The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. ________ "I love books that present comprehensive surveys of all taxa within groups. How else could we ever get and idea of the full extent and glory of biodiversity." Stephen Jay Gould, Professor of Geology, Harvard University, and columnist for Natural History Magazine ________ "Noel Rowe's book is a wonderful compilation; not only a collection of high-quality photos, but an up-to-date reference on taxonomy, distribution, conservation status, social organization, ecology and behaviour. It is rare that something advertised as a 'pictorial guide' can in fact be recommended as a serious source for students. I myself devoured it over a weekend, and I return to it again and again - to check on a fact, to read for pleasure, or just to gaze with pleasure on those superb photos." Colin Groves, PhD, Director of the Biological Anthropology Program, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia ________ "The Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates is truly a tribute to some of the most fascinating, and most endangered, animals whose world we are fortunate to share." Jack Hanna, Director of the Columbus Zoo ________ "A handsome, comprehensive, and most useful book." Peter Mathiessen, Author of African Silences and many novels. _______ "A wonderful classroom tool, usable by people of all ages wanting to learn about the wonderfully diverse world of primates." Shirley McGreal, Chairwoman of the International Primate Protection League. ________ "Not only is the book an invaluable reference, it is a delight to look at and read." George Page, Executive Editor for the PBS television show Nature. ________ "...a superb book, attractive, insightful and highly useful. It will surely remain a basic reference source for many years" George Schaller, Author of The Year of the Gorilla. ________ "Gimme!" signs Washoe. Washoe is the first chimpanzee to be taught to communicate with humans using American Sign Language. She was shown the book by Roger Fouts of the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute at Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. ________ "... an authoritative, through, and extremely useful guide to humanities closest living relatives" E. O. Wilson, Pellegrino University Professor at Harvard