![]() ![]() What is it about that two percent difference in DNA that has created such a divergence between evolutionary cousins? In this fascinating, provocative, passionate, funny, endlessly entertaining work, renowned Pulitzer Prize–winning author and scientist Jared Diamond explores how the extraordinary human animal, in a remarkably short time, developed the capacity to rule the world. Yet humans are the dominant species on the planet - having founded civilizations and religions, developed intricate and diverse forms of communication, learned science, built cities, and created breathtaking works of art - while chimps remain animals concerned primarily with the basic necessities of survival. Synopsis: We human beings share 98 percent of our genes with chimpanzees. More than 98 of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. It is a must for students interested in the relationship of human evolution to our problems with environ- mental degradation. From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Guns, Germs and Steel. Jared Diamond has written a remarkable and thought-provoking book. Put them in a cage in the zoo next THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD CHIMPANZEE to the chimp cages, and let the rest of us clothed and talking people visit the. (Updated Title: The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee: Evolution and Human Life.) Iv Mysterud The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond. ![]()
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