Originally published in German: Berlin : Suhrkamp Verlag, 2012, under title Affengesellschaft Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-237) and index
Contents:
Prologue Part one. Social behavior. Primate diversity Barbary macaques : model monkeys Primate social systems Chacma baboons : into the wild Guinea baboons : uncharted territories The evolution of baboons Challenges of the third kind Part two. Cognition. What do animals think? Physical cognition Social intelligence Social knowledge Theory of mind The evolution of intelligence Part three. Communication. What is communication? The function of monkey sounds The evolution of language : beginnings Ape language projects Natural communication in primates Word learning in a domestic dog The evolution of language : state of the art The evolution of communication Conclusion and prospects