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Sexual combat is not a monopoly of the human species. As Sarah Blaffer Hrdy argues in this spellbinding book, war between male and female animals has deep roots in evolutionary history. Her account of family life among hanuman langurs--the black-faced, gray monkeys inhabiting much of the Indian subcontinent--is written with force, wit, and, at times, sorrow.
Male hanumans, in pursuit of genetic success, routinely kill babies sired by their competitors. The mothers of endangered infants counter with various strategems to deceive the males and prevent destruction of their own offspring. Competition and selfishness are dominant themes of langur society. Competition among males for access to females, competition among females for access to food resources, and disregard by one female for the well-being of another’s infant--these are some very common examples. Yet there are also moments of heroic self-sacrifice, as when an elderly female rushes to defend her troop and its babies from an invading, infancticidal male.
The Langurs of Abu is the first book to analyze behavior of wild primates from the standpoint of both sexes. It is also a poignant and sophisticated exploration of primate behavior patterns from a feminist point of view. This book may inspire controversy; it will certainly be read with pleasure by anyone interested in animal behavior.
Richly illustrated with photographs, seven in full color.
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莎拉·布萊弗·赫迪（Sarah Blaffer Hrdy）
一九六九年畢業於萊德克里夫學院（Radcliffe College），畢業論文是探討心理適應如何、且為何影響人類創造幻想的妖魔。這篇論文後來出版，書名為《奇納坎坦的黑人：一個中美洲傳說》（The Black-man of Zinacantan: A Central American Legend）。
赫迪是科班出身的人類學家，轉而對靈長目動物的社會學產生興趣。為了研究一種猴類雄性的殺嬰行為，進入哈佛大學研究所，於一九七五年獲得博士學位，論文以《印度黑面長尾猴的兩性生殖策略》（The Langurs of Abu: Female and Male Strategies of Adaptation）為書名出版，成為第一部從社會學角度分析靈長目動物兩性對立的研究。
多年來，赫迪發表作品甚...
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