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The Bonobo In All of Us

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Baby bonobo

During the Allied bombardment of Münich, Germany in World War II, all the chimps in a nearby zoo survived, but all the bonobos died of heart failure—a striking example of how emotionally sensitive the bonobo is compared to the chimp. Above, a baby bonobo.


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