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The Origin of Language

How We Learned to Speak and Why

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About The Author

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Madeleine Beekman is professor of evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology emerita at the University of Sydney, Australia, Editor-in-Chief of Insectes Sociaux, and board member of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Biological Sciences. Madeleine Beekman lives in Australia’s northern tropical rainforest with her husband where she can observe cassowaries from her office. She has two adult daughters.

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  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK (August 14, 2025)
  • Runtime: 12 hours
  • ISBN13: 9781398548459

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