Chimps Not So Selfish: Comforting Behavior May Well Be Expression of Empathy
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 09:21
in Biology & Nature
Compared to their sex-mad, peace-loving bonobo counterparts, chimpanzees are often seen as a scheming, war-mongering, and selfish species. As both apes are allegedly our closest relatives, together they are often depicted as representing the two extremes of human behavior.