Planet ape / Desmond Morris with Steve Parker.

Includes index.

Foreword -- Meet the great apes -- Family portraits -- Of apes and men -- Ape anatomy -- The daily meal -- Communication skills -- Social life -- Sex life -- The stages of life -- Growing threats -- Saving planet ape -- Charities & organizations.

Planet Ape brings you face to face with your closest living relatives, the Great Apes. Gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orang-utans are only a hair's breadth away from us in evolutionary terms; our DNA differs by just a few per cent. These fascinating creatures hold up a mirror to humanity, giving us insights into our past, our present, and perhaps even our future - the environmental pressures they face today could be those we face tomorrow. Planet Ape reveals the Great Apes in unprecedented detail: where they live, how they live and the challenges they face.