{"product_id":"2026770000929-secondhand-the-soul-of-the-ape","title":"The Soul Of The Ape","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed         ,          price clipped\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work in the field of natural history and animal behavior, The Soul of the Ape presents the pioneering observations of Eugène Marais, a South African poet and naturalist who spent years living among a troop of wild chimpanzees in the Waterberg mountains of the Transvaal in the early twentieth century. Written decades before it was finally published posthumously in 1969, the work argues with remarkable prescience that the great apes possess a rich inner life, including memory, emotion, and a form of consciousness that bridges the gap between animal instinct and human cognition. Marais chronicles his intimate, patient fieldwork with a tone that is both lyrical and rigorously observational, blending the sensibility of a poet with the discipline of a scientist. The result is a deeply humanistic and philosophically resonant text that anticipates many of the conclusions later reached by primatologists such as Jane Goodall. The Soul of the Ape stands as a testament to one of science's most overlooked visionaries, offering readers a profound meditation on the nature of mind, evolution, and what it truly means to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887925407963,"sku":"2026770000929-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/569eedee-8096-4c70-bf5d-6840674a9cb4.png?v=1781749564","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770000929-secondhand-the-soul-of-the-ape","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}