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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is a book for everyone. The author describes vividly the burning sands and rugged cliffs of Ethiopia, and the fierce wild people who make their home in the unrelenting desert. There is danger and excitement. And there are the hardy and utterly fascinating baboons, with their red faces and silver mantles, the sacred Hamadryas of ancient Egypt. Kummer's scientific talent for observation, his love for his subjects and his magnificent prose make this a powerful and unforgettable book. For the sake of the Hamadryas baboons, please buy it!"--Jane Goodall "From the arresting first page of the preface, which takes the reader straight into the bush, to the moving final paragraph that will resonate with long-term field workers, it is compelling... The thoughtful, personal disclosures are uncommonly telling and deserve wide attention."--W. C. McGrew, Nature "A book that encompasses the full body of a remarkable research project. [This] is an extremely satisfying book to read and will appeal to all. It is scientifically valuable, emotionally powerful, and spiritually rejuvenating."--Conrad Brain, New Scientist
Table of ContentsIllustration CreditsMap of Study AreaPreface: Return to Red RockAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Hamadryas Baboon: A Desert Saint and Lecher3Ch. 1The Zoo Baboons23Ch. 2On to Ethiopia56Ch. 3The One-Sided Marriage98Ch. 4Tensions, Conventions, and Alliances among Males144Ch. 5Life Histories203Ch. 6Experts in a Thorny Land250Ch. 7Anatomy of the Social Relationship274Ch. 8The Net and the Sword301Ch. 9The Eye of the Beholder306Ch. 10Mahdi309Ch. 11The Likely Evolution of Hamadryas Society: A Reconstruction and a Summary313Conclusion319Bibliography325Publications by Authors Outside the Hamadryas Project325Publications on the Hamadryas by the Zurich Group329Films331Index333
