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=== ''The Third Chimpanzee'' (1991) === Diamond's first popular book, ''[[The Third Chimpanzee|The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal]]'' (1991), examines [[human evolution]] and its relevance to the modern world, incorporating evidence from [[anthropology]], [[evolutionary biology]], [[genetics]], ecology, and [[linguistics]]. The book traces how humans evolved to be so different from other animals, despite sharing over 98% of our DNA with our closest animal relatives, the chimpanzees. The book also examines the animal origins of language, art, agriculture, smoking and drug use, and other apparently uniquely human attributes. It was well received by critics and won the 1992 [[Rhône-Poulenc Prize for Science Books]]<ref name="rsocprizes">{{Cite web |title=Prize for Science Books previous winners and shortlists |url=http://royalsociety.org/bookspage.asp?id=6372 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611134055/http://royalsociety.org:80/bookspage.asp?id=6372 |archive-date=June 11, 2008 |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=[[Royal Society]] |publisher=}}</ref> and the [[Los Angeles Times Book Prize|''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize]].<ref name="latimesprize">{{Cite news |title=Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winners: Science & Technology |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=http://www.latimes.com/extras/bookprizes/winners_byaward.html#science |url-status=dead |access-date=May 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021204004228/http://www.latimes.com/extras/bookprizes/winners_byaward.html#science |archive-date=December 4, 2002}}</ref>
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