in 2004 as The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee: Evolution and Human Life. The Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee, written by Jared Diamond, is a comprehensive study of human behaviour and its origins. American zoologist Diamond looks at how our evolutionary heritage has affected the way we behave, from sex to society, from the origins of language to the destruction of the environment. The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal.

Winner of the 1992 Science Book Prize, this book jumps off from the well-established fact that we share most of our DNA with the two species of chimp. Whatever he applies himself to, his contribution is original and worthwhile - Colin Tudge A fascinating portrait with more than enough uncomfortable facts to stop any dinner-party conversation in its tracks - an important book * Financial Times * Confirms Diamond as an impressive scholar and popularizer-an enjoyable, stimulating and audacious book * Nature * Jared Diamond surveys out life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet to explore the ways in. More than 98 percent of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. Jared Diamond surveys our life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal origins.Winner of Rhone Poulenc General Prize for Science Books 1992Įloquent and knowledgeable account of the tiny genetic difference between humans and chimps * Independent * Some biologists are just scientists but some truly are thinkers. The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee: How Our Animal Heritage Affects the Way We Live. From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Guns, Germs and Steel More than 98 % of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. Diamond Edition illustrated, reprint Publisher Vintage, 1992 ISBN 0099913801, 9780099913801 Length 360 pages Export Citation BiBTeX.

Category: (G) General (US: Trade) (P) Professional & Vocational (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee Author Jared M. This work surveys life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal origins. The rise and fall of the third chimpanzee. Search 208,908,590 papers from all fields of science. Skip to search form Skip to main content Skip to account menu. Environmental science, engineering & technologyĭescription for The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee: Evolution and Human Life Paperback. Semantic Scholar extracted view of 'The rise and fall of the third chimpanzee' by I.Civil engineering, surveying & building.Electronics & communications engineering.Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies.