“I sometimes try to imagine what would have happened if we’d known the bonobo first and the chimpanzee only later—or not at all. The discussion about human evolution might not revolve as much around violence, warfare and male dominance, but rather around sexuality, empathy, caring and cooperation. What a different intellectual landscape we would occupy!”

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The Age of Empathy

2009

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Different

2022

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Our Inner Ape

2005

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Bonobo

1997

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Chimpanzee Politics

1982

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