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Bonobo chimpanzee (Pan paniscus)

De Waal, Frans B. M. 1999. Bonobo, Sex and Society. In Sussman, Robert W. Biological Basis of Behavior:  Critical Review (2nd ed.). Pp. 114 - 120. Pearson / Prentice Hall

De Waal, Frans B. M. and by Frans Lanting (illus). 1997. Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape. Berkely, CA: University of California Press.

Hare, Brian. 2010. Bonobo Bliss. Mar 19. Living on Earth

Common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

Goodall, Jane. 1986. The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior. (illus.) Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press.

McGrew, William C. 2010. Evolution: Chimpanzee Technology. Science 30 April 2010: Vol. 328. no. 5978, pp. 579 - 580, DOI: 10.1126/science.1187921. Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Tierney, John. 2010. When It Comes to Sex, Chimps Need Help, Too. May 3. New York, NY: The New York Times.

Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla and Gorilla beringei)

Fossey, Diane. 1983. Gorillas in the Mist. Mariner Books.

Humans (Homo sapiens)

Primates: Apes, monkeys, and you. 2010. Primates: Apes, monkeys, and you. Berkeley, CA: UC Berkeley.

Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus and Pongo abelii)

Galdikas, Birute M. F. 1996. Reflections of Eden: My Years with the Orangutans of Borneo. Back Bay Books.

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Bonobo chimpanzee (Pan paniscus)

Savage-Rumbaugh, Sue. 2004. Apes that write, start fires and play Pac-Man. Monterey, CA. TED Talks.

Common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla and Gorilla beringei)

Humans (Homo sapiens)

Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus and Pongo abelii)