Early maternal loss has lifelong effects on chimpanzees

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 13:01 in Psychology & Sociology

Wild-caught chimpanzees, who were orphaned and imported from Africa in their early infancy, exhibit an impaired social behavior also as adults. So far, long-term effects of early traumatic experiences on social behavior were known only for humans and socially isolated chimpanzees.

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