Gombe Chimpanzee war

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biggus dickus's picture
Gombe Chimpanzee war

Looks like those apes make war, not love.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gombe_Chimpanzee_War#The_war

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Jane Goodall:

Jane Goodall:
"It is true that the chimpanzee is dominance-oriented, violent, territorial. But it's also cooperative in many ways, and so that side is sometimes forgotten. The bonobo is sensual, sensitive, sexual, a peacemaker, but also can have a nasty side, and that's sometimes forgotten. So both species are sort of the ends of the spectrum, and we fall somewhere in between. Clearly, we have both of these sides in us, and that's why I sometimes call us "the bipolar apes." "

algebe's picture
I grew up thinking chimps

I grew up thinking chimps were cute and friendly, like Tarzan's Cheeta and Ronald Reagan's Bonzo. Then I went to a circus in England, where a chimp took a dislike to a clown and bit his finger off. Chimps are nasty buggers. They hunt and eat monkeys.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119677-chimps-beat-up-murder-and-t...

Gorillas have reputation for being peaceful, but they also have tempers.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20161128-groups-of-gorillas-have-turned-v...

But they can be forgiven, because they're great dancers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OFYBxReFvE&list=RD4OFYBxReFvE#t=5

biggus dickus's picture
Aww.

Aww.

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