This revised edition surveys key aspects of chimpanzees, describing these intelligent primates, appearance, behaviours, and habitats. A folk tale explains why chimpanzees do not have tails.

Swing from the trees with an orangutan, play with a gang of chimps, feast on figs with a bonobo, and snooze with a gorilla! Explore the world of the great apes through fascinating facts and beautiful lifelike illustrations. You man discover that you have more in common with these magnificent creatures than you ever realized--after all, the fifth kind of great ape is you!

"Engaging images accompany information about the fighting abilities of mandrills and chimpanzees. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"-- Provided by publisher.

A biography of the woman whose methods of studying chimpanzees became a model for wildlife observation.