Shirley Storum Almost Human Summary

Almost Human a Book Critique
The book Almost Human by Shirley Strum is a combination of the story of her life spent with the Papio Anubis or Baboons and the research she collected over the course of many years about them. Strum’s research became revolutionary in the academic world for anthropologists and scholars alike for her many discoveries into the lives of baboons that were previously unknown or misunderstood. These discoveries were focused on male baboon aggression and social strategies within a group of baboons called the Pumphouse Gang from which the majority of her research was based off of. One of her greatest challenges that she recounts in her book is that of her fight to save and protect the baboons. That is when she takes the opportunity to reach out to her audience and promote the importance of primates and why they are worth protecting. Strum’s journey to better understand baboons in the wild is full of ups and downs and incredible discoveries that would change how people see primates and

She did this by educating her readers’ on the baboon life, by informing them of new discoveries about them, and expressing how the continued study of primates is still very important to help further our understanding of human behavior and human evolution. This book was very informative, properly organized, and kept the reader’s attention without falter. Strum led the way for incredible future findings and discoveries into the world of primates and what they have to offer humanity. The courage she had to go against leading opinions and ideas in the scholarly world helped to pave the way for future anthropologists to do the same and to not just agree with previous findings. To search for their own truths and conclusions, because of this Shirley Strum’s research will continue to reach and inspire the minds of generations to