<d103>02</d103> <div>A compelling and revolutionary work that calls for the immediate extension of our human rights to the great apes.<br><br><i>The Great Ape Project </i>looks forward to a new stage in the development of the community of equals, whereby the great apes-chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans-will actually receive many of the same protections and rights that are already accorded to humans.<br><br>This profound collection of thirty-one essays by the world's most distinguished observers of free-living apes make up a uniquely satisfying whole, blending observation and interpretation in a highly persuasive case for a complete reassessment of the moral status of our closest kin.<br></div> <div>A compelling and revolutionary work that calls for the immediate extension of our human rights to the great apes.<br><br><i>The Great Ape Project </i>looks forward to a new stage in the development of the community of equals, whereby the great apes-chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans-will actually receive many of the same protections and rights that are already accorded to humans.<br><br>This profound collection of thirty-one essays by the world's most distinguished observers of free-living apes make up a uniquely satisfying whole, blending observation and interpretation in a highly persuasive case for a complete reassessment of the moral status of our closest kin.<br></div>