Chimps can teach us about relationships

[Wainkerr99]

'Is empathy a uniquely human trait? Research released just today indicates that human culture rather than raw genetics is the prime factor behind altruism on a wide scale - that is, the sentiment that moves us to respond to tragedies involving people we don't even know.'

'For decades, de Waal has conducted eye-opening research into how monkeys and apes find ways to share their food, share affection and mirror each other's behavior. His studies of chimps have pointed to the origins of our language and our moral code as well. When it comes to getting along with each other, de Waal makes it clear we could learn a thing or two from the chimps.'



http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/10/12/2096519.aspx

 

[Friday on my mind]

Not really surprising,they are our cousins afterall.

 

[STDiva]

The only thing I've learned from chimps is how to rip a woman's face off.

 

[knowone]

The only thing I've learned from chimps is how to rip a woman's face off.

First thing about that terrible incident, the owner had given the animal a powerful prescription medication it shouldn't have had. Since the story broke I've had a question that no reporter or commentator has been perceptive to ask: "Was the woman wearing any cologne or perfume?"

 

[calpoon]

Chimps are rapists and cannibals. They also are the only other species besides humans and ants that make war, e.g., purposefully encroach on an other's territory to attack it.

I said it before and I'll say it again: Chimps are assholes.

 

[mrtrebus]

Chimps rule!