I've always loved how in the book especially you get into the head of the apes when they were still incredibly vulnerable to predators, before they eventually learn to use tools. So anything with a look into a different kind of consciousness or the predator/prey dynamic. Doesn't have to be primate though ofc I'm cool with any animal
NOT looking for second world fantasy and/or children stories like Redwall or Wind in the Willows where the animals are for all intents and purposes humans but in animal bodies (anthropomorphized). I want it to be a least a semi accurate depiction of animals, but it's cool if sci-fi or fantasy elements are present
by jesster_0