New article out today in The New Yorker on bonobos: “Who could have imagined a close relative of ours in which female alliances intimidate males, sexual behavior is as rich as ours, different groups do not fight but mingle, mothers take on a central role, and the greatest intellectual achievement is not tool use but sensitivity to others?”
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Thnx to tintinian for the foto
They live in the land of Chonganda, where the few remaining members of His praise and worship team try to protect them from poachers.
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