Footnotes

1 The opening scene of the film 2001: A Space Odyssey reflects this viewpoint.

2 Now known as “Evolutionary Psychology,” this is the more colorful original name for study of genetic aspects of social behavior and organization in animals.

3 Moyer (1968) anticipated and Brain (1981) followed with slightly different classifications and terminology, reflecting the remarks on the nature of taxonomies (Chapter 1).

4 Observers have documented similar behavior many times since. Chimpanzees now are known to actively hunt monkeys for food. By 1995, there were sixteen documented attacks in Uganda by chimps on humans, primarily infants, resulting in seven deaths (National Geographic Television).