Science Chronicle
‘Last Ape Standing,’ by Chip Walter
By CHRISTINE KENNEALLY
Published: May 3, 2013
LAST APE STANDING
The Seven-Million-Year Story of How and Why We Survived.
Walker & Company, $26.
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