Comedy Quote by Frans de Waal

I have often noticed how primate groups in their entirety enter a similar mood. All of a sudden, all of them are playful, hopping…

— Frans de Waal

Being funny is my biggest differentiator, and I think I'd be a fool not to use that, and there's nothing I enjoy personally more…

— Lil Dicky

We are by far the most contradictory of all primates. An animal with this much internal conflict has never lived on this earth.

— Frans de Waal

Bonobo studies started in the '70s and came to fruition in the '80s. Then in the '90s, all of a sudden, boom, they ended…

— Frans de Waal

Contrary to general belief, humans imitate apes more than the reverse. The sight of monkeys or apes induces an irresistible urge in people to…

— Frans de Waal

When we are bad, we are worse than any primate that I know. And when we are good, we are actually better and more…

— Frans de Waal

The evolutionary struggle for survival is really a self-serving series of blows and stabs, and yet it can lead to extremely social animals like…

— Frans de Waal

To neglect the common ground with other primates, and to deny the evolutionary roots of human morality, would be like arriving at the top…

— Frans de Waal

Studies of reconciliation in primates have demonstrated that if the relationship value increases between two parties they are more willing to make peace.

— Frans de Waal

In humans, the family prevents infanticide. Next to language, the core family, consisting of a mother, a father and children, is the greatest difference…

— Frans de Waal

There's actually a lot of evidence in primates and other animals that they return favors.

— Frans de Waal

Unlike the primate hand, the elephant's grasping organ is also its nose. Elephants use their trunks not only to reach food but also to…

— Frans de Waal