Bonobos Quotes
7 quotes by 3 authors
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...chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans are thinking, self-aware beings, capable of planning ahead, who form lasting social bonds with others and have a rich social…
— Peter Singer
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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…
— Frans de Waal
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We have a lot to learn from [bonobos], because they're a very egalitarian society and they're a very empathetic society. Sexual behavior is not confined…
— Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
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Female bonobos form a strong sisterhood. They rule through female solidarity.
— Frans de Waal
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Male bonobos really don't fit the human male ideal.
— Frans de Waal
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Bonobo studies started in the '70s and came to fruition in the '80s. Then in the '90s, all of a sudden, boom, they ended because…
— Frans de Waal
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Chimps cannot tell us anything about peaceful relations, because chimps have only different degrees of hostility between communities. Whereas bonobos do tell us something; they…
— Frans de Waal
Who Wrote These Bonobos Quotes
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