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Toshisada Nishida
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Professor of Zoology, Kyoto University, Japan. Editor of The Chimpanzees of the Lakeshore: Natural History and Culture at Mahale.

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bonobo, or pygmy chimpanzee (Pan paniscus)
Bonobo, (Pan paniscus), ape that was regarded as a subspecies of the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) until 1933, when it was first classified separately. The bonobo is found only in lowland rainforests along the south bank of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Closely resembling…
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Chimpanzees of the Lakeshore: Natural History and Culture at Mahale
Chimpanzees of the Lakeshore: Natural History and Culture at Mahale
By Toshisada Nishida
Chimpanzees Are Humanity's Closest Living Relations And Are Of Enduring Interest To A Range Of Sciences, From Anthropology To Zoology. In The West, Many Know Of The Pioneering Work Of Jane Goodall, Whose Studies Of These Apes At Gombe In Tanzania Are Justly Famous. Less Well-known, But Equally Important, Are The Studies Carried Out By Toshisada Nishida On The Eastern Shore Of Lake Tanganyika. Comparison Between The Two Sites Yields Both Notable Similarities And Startling Contrasts. Nishida Has Written...
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