Book contents
- Chimpanzee
- Reviews
- Chimpanzee
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1Sister’s Keeper
- 2Wild Lesson
- 3A Most Surprising Creature
- 4Kin
- 5Scratching Out a Living in an Unforgiving World
- 6Guts, Glorious Guts, Large Stomach, and Colon
- 7Thews, Sinews, and Bone
- 8Arboreal Gathering, Terrestrial Traveling
- 9Forged in Nature’s Cauldron
- 10Up from the Protoape
- 11Building a Natural Wonder
- 12The Source of Similarity
- 13Making Your Way in the Great Wild World
- 14The Grim Reaper in the Forest Primeval
- 15Powering Life
- 16Shelter from the Storm
- 17Meat-Seeking Missiles
- 18The Mind of the Chimpanzee
- 19The Brain of the Chimpanzee
- 20Tired Nature’s Sweet Restorer
- 21Chimpanzee Thought Transfer
- 22Ape Implements
- 23Wisdom of the Ages
- 24The Daily Grind
- 25A Nation at War with Itself
- 26The Sporting Chimpanzee
- 27The Passion of Pan
- 28Into the Light
- 29The Other Sister, Bonobos
- 30Sister Species
- Book part
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
8 - Arboreal Gathering, Terrestrial Traveling
Locomotion and Posture
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 July 2020
Book contents
- Chimpanzee
- Reviews
- Chimpanzee
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1Sister’s Keeper
- 2Wild Lesson
- 3A Most Surprising Creature
- 4Kin
- 5Scratching Out a Living in an Unforgiving World
- 6Guts, Glorious Guts, Large Stomach, and Colon
- 7Thews, Sinews, and Bone
- 8Arboreal Gathering, Terrestrial Traveling
- 9Forged in Nature’s Cauldron
- 10Up from the Protoape
- 11Building a Natural Wonder
- 12The Source of Similarity
- 13Making Your Way in the Great Wild World
- 14The Grim Reaper in the Forest Primeval
- 15Powering Life
- 16Shelter from the Storm
- 17Meat-Seeking Missiles
- 18The Mind of the Chimpanzee
- 19The Brain of the Chimpanzee
- 20Tired Nature’s Sweet Restorer
- 21Chimpanzee Thought Transfer
- 22Ape Implements
- 23Wisdom of the Ages
- 24The Daily Grind
- 25A Nation at War with Itself
- 26The Sporting Chimpanzee
- 27The Passion of Pan
- 28Into the Light
- 29The Other Sister, Bonobos
- 30Sister Species
- Book part
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
Fig trees are the best for spying on chimpanzees. Their leaves are sparse, which means an observer need not stagger around under the tree while looking up, searching for a clear view through the foliage, stepping in holes, stumbling on fallen branches, or barging into large stones all the while. You can see chimpanzees on the far side of the tree as easily as the near side. As a bonus, the trees are simply esthetically pleasing, their branches are elegantly curved and their bark is a pleasingly warm shade of brown.
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