Vast in scope and stunning in imagery and detail, The Life of Mammals is the epic story of 4,000 species that have outlived this dinosaurs and colonized the farthest reaches of the Earth. In this volume: Social Climbers - In the daily hubbub of monkey life, only those with a talent for social wheeler dealing get ahead, driving the shift towards larger brains. Food for Thought - Human beings appear to be unique among mammals. We live in huge cities, we walk on two legs and we have language. But how far have we really come from our mammal heritage? Are we really as different as we think from other mammals?