The Third Chimpanzee: On the Evolution and Future of the Human Animal

<p><em>The Third Chimpanzee</em> was first published in 1991 and has been in print ever since. This new, illustrated edition is aimed at a young readership. In it, Jared Diamond explores what makes us human and poses fascinating questions.</p> <ul> <li>If we share more than 98% of our DNA with chimpanzees, how is it that we can write, read, talk, build telescopes and bombs, while we put our speechless and bomb-less close relatives in cages and zoos?</li> <li>What can woodpeckers teach us about spacecraft?</li> <li>Is genocide a human invention?</li> <li>Why does extinction matter?</li> <li>Why are we destroying the natural resources on which we depend for survival?</li> <li>What hope is there for future generations?</li> </ul> <p>Not only is <em>The Third Chimpanzee </em>a mind-boggling survey of how we came to be, but it is also a plea to the next generation to "make better decisions than their parents and get us out of the mess we're in."</p>