Medicine & TechnologyChimpanzees are known for exhibiting extraordinary behavioral and cultural diversity, but it was reduced because of human disturbance.
Putting down that cigarette can be just as hard as saying no to a freshly baked batch of cookies. But a key to adhering to positive behavioral changes may just be not practicing them alone.
Behavioral studies of our close relatives the chimpanzee often reveal origins of what we believe to be distinctly “human” interactions. Grooming behavior, child rearing and even gang formation have all been identified in chimpanzee populations, but in a recent study conducted in Tanzania, researchers from Arizona State University say that they may have found the origins or far more disturbing behavior—bullying and male-on-female violence.