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The Ape And The Sushi Master - Cultural Reflections Of A Primatologist (Paperback)
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The Ape And The Sushi Master - Cultural Reflections Of A Primatologist (Paperback)
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What if apes had their own culture rather than an imposed human
version? What if they reacted to situations with behaviour learned
through observation of their elders (culture) rather than with pure
genetically coded instinct (nature)? In answering these questions,
eminent primatologist Frans de Waal corrects our arrogant
assumption that humans are the only creatures to have made the leap
from the natural to the cultural domain.The book's title derives
from an analogy de Waal draws between the way behaviour is
transmitted in ape society and the way sushi-making skills are
passed down from sushi master to apprentice. Like the apprentice,
young apes watch their group mates at close range, absorbing the
methods and lessons of each of their elders' actions. Responses
long thought to be instinctive are actually learned behaviour, de
Waal argues, and constitute ape culture.A delightful mix of
intriguing anecdote, rigorous clinical study, adventurous field
work, and fascinating speculation, The Ape and the Sushi Master
shows that apes are not human caricatures but members of our
extended family with their own resourcefulness and dignity.
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