Man the Hunted
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A01=Donna Hart
A01=Robert W. Sussman
African Hunting Dogs
Animal Kingdom
anti-predator adaptations
Author_Donna Hart
Author_Robert W. Sussman
Big Cats
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cats
child
Chimpanzee Predation
Clouded Leopards
colobus
Craig Stanford
Crowned Hawk Eagle
early
Early Hominids
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evolutionary biology
fossil evidence interpretation
Gombe National Park
Harpy Eagle
hominids
human evolution as prey
Komodo Dragons
Long Tailed Macaques
Mountain Gorillas
Mouse Lemurs
paleoanthropology
Patas Monkeys
Piltdown Man
predator prey dynamics
primate
primate behavioral ecology
Primate Species
Raymond Dart
red
Red Colobus
Reticulated Python
Ringtailed Lemurs
Robert W. Sussman
saber
Saber Toothed Cats
Small Carnivores
Suspensory Locomotion
taung
Taung Child
toothed
Product details
- ISBN 9780367097073
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 13 Jun 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Man the Hunted argues that primates, including the earliest members of the human family, have evolved as the prey of any number of predators, including wild cats and dogs, hyenas, snakes, crocodiles, and even birds. The authors' studies of predators on monkeys and apes are supplemented here with the observations of naturalists in the field and revealing interpretations of the fossil record. Eyewitness accounts of the 'man the hunted' drama being played out even now give vivid evidence of its prehistoric significance.This provocative view of human evolution suggests that countless adaptations that have allowed our species to survive (from larger brains to speech), stem from a considerably more vulnerable position on the food chain than we might like to imagine. The myth of early humans as fearless hunters dominating the earth obscures our origins as just one of many species that had to be cautious, depend on other group members, communicate danger, and come to terms with being merely one cog in the complex cycle of life.
Donna Hart
