Book Review: Primates of the World
I just recently received a copy of "PRIMATES OF THE WORLD" and am delighted to write about it today. Originally published in French, the English version of this stunningly beautiful book is elegantly translated and will be available as of September 18. It is "the" reference everyone interested in primates should have by their bedside. It opens with a great overview of primates, their origins, evolution, anatomy, habitats, social organization and communication. Although succinct, it clearly outlines the diversity of species and how they share resources. It is full of interesting facts - for instance, a reduction in the number of large trees in the forests of Madagascar " could have led to the first locomotion specializations in ancestral indrids, leading them to leap from trunk to trunk instead of moving around on branches ." Or did you know that the slender Asian loris, when sensing danger, rears up and that the " undulating movements of its bod...