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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Primates in General | |
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| What Are Primates? | |
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| How Are Primates Classified? | |
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| What Are the Different Types of Primate? | |
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| What Makes a Primate a Primate? | |
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| Are Monkeys and Apes the Same Thing? | |
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| How Do Primates Move? | |
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| How Closely Are Humans Related to Other Primates? | |
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| Did Humans Evolve from Apes? | |
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| Will Chimpanzees Evolve into Humans? | |
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| What Are the Smallest and Largest Primates? | |
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| What Do Primates Eat? | |
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| Do All Primates Have Tails? | |
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| How Long Do Primates Live? | |
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| Which Primates Are the Fastest? | |
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| How Strong Is a Gorilla? | |
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| Primate Social Behavior | |
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| Do All Primates Live in Families? | |
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| Why Do Primates Live in Different Types of Groups? | |
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| Are Primates Monogamous? | |
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| Do All Primates Recognize Their Relatives, and Does This Influence Their Society? | |
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| How Does Body Size Affect the Lives of Primates? | |
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| How Long Do Babies Stay with Their Mothers? | |
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| Do Mothers Have Help in Raising Their Babies? | |
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| Do Monkeys and Apes Experience Adolescence? | |
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| Why Do Some Primates Have Swollen Rears? | |
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| When Do Primates Mate? | |
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| Do Males or Females Initiate Mating? | |
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| Will Primates Adopt a Baby? | |
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| How Have Ideas about Primates Changed? | |
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| Why Do Primates Spend So Much Time Grooming? | |
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| Which Primates Hunt for Meat? | |
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| Do All Primates Have Friends? | |
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| Do Primates "Make Up" after a Fight? | |
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| Do Primates Make Good Pets? | |
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| Primate Intelligence | |
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| How Smart Are Primates? | |
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| How Do Scientists Study Primate Intelligence? | |
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| When Was Primate Intelligence First Studied? | |
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| What Is the Average IQ for an Ape? | |
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| Do Primates Have Big Brains? | |
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| Do Nonhuman Primates Use Tools? | |
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| Do Nonhuman Primates Make Tools? | |
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| How Do Primates Communicate? | |
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| Do All Primates Have Their Own Languages? | |
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| Can Nonhuman Primates Learn a Language? | |
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| Why Can't Apes Talk? | |
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| Can Monkeys and Apes Count? | |
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| Do Nonhuman Primates Make Up New Ways to Solve Problems? | |
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| How Do Primates Learn from Each Other? | |
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| Which Primates Have Culture? | |
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| Are Humans the Only Deceptive Primate? | |
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| Are All Primates Sympathetic? | |
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| Which Primates Have Emotions? | |
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| Primate Conservation | |
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| How Many Species of Primate Are Threatened or Endangered in the Wild? | |
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| What Are the Main Threats to Primates in the Wild? | |
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| What Are the Best Ways to Save Primates in the Wild? | |
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| Who Is Working to Protect Primates? | |
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| Are Captive Primates in Trouble? | |
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| How Can I Get Involved? | |
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| Taxonomic Hierarchy of Primates | |
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| Glossary | |
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| References | |
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| Taxonomic Index | |
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| Subject Index | |