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Frans de Waal has been studying primate behavior for five decades. Some of his many important observations concern the evolution of morality and how much we have in common with the animal kingdom.
The idea that animals are always in conflict with each other and competing for resources is “totally false,” de Waal says.
Other primates, particularly chimpanzees and bonobos, have demonstrated a range of traits and tendencies generally considered human, including empathy, friendship, reconciliation, altruism, and even adoption.
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