The rise and fall of the third chimpanzee : how our animal heritage affects the way we live

More than 98 percent of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man. Jared Diamond surveys out life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal origins. Just Another Species Of Big Mammal -- An Animal With A Strange Life Cycle (evolution Of Human Sexuality ; The Science Of Adultery ; How We Pick Our Mates & Sex Partners ; Sexual Selection & The Origin Of Human Races ; Why Do We Grow Old & Die?) -- Uniquely Human (bridges To Human Language ; Animal Origins Of Art ; Agriculture's Two-edged Sword ; Why Do We Smoke, Drink & Use Dangerous Drugs? ; Alone In A Crowded Universe) -- World Conquerors -- Reversing Our Progress Overnight. Jared Diamond. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "More than 98% of our human genes are shared with the two species of chimpanzee. The 'third chimpanzee' is man. Jared Diamond survetys our life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both toward ourselves and the planet ; to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal origins."--Back cover More than 98 percent of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man. This work surveys life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal origins From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Guns, Germs and SteelMore than 98 % of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. Explores the question of what in the less than two percent of genes has made humans different from apes. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT humans are unlike all animals.