Habits Quote by Michael S. Gazzaniga

When it comes to social interaction, the chimpanzees appear to be just as intelligent as we are.

— Frans de Waal

Chimpanzees have very strong preferences and aversions that are completely personality-linked. The people who are unsuccessful in working with chimpanzees are those who take…

— Frans de Waal

“like the social instincts of chimps, those of humans were adapted only for small intimate groups. When the group grew too large, its social…

— Yuval Noah Harari

It was both fascinating and appalling to learn that chimpanzees were capable of hostile and territorial behavior that was not unlike certain forms of…

— Jane Goodall

And I thought how sad it was that, for all our sophisticated intellect, for all our noble aspirations, our aggressive behavior was not just…

— Jane Goodall

If you look at human society, it is very easy, of course, to compare our warfare and territoriality with the chimpanzee. But that's only…

— Frans de Waal

“Highly social animals like dogs and chimpanzees who live in small groups evolved to be more tolerant in subordinate roles. The fact that young…

— Benjamin Kilham

Wild groups of chimpanzees attack their enemies like gangs. What they completely lack, precisely because of their strong territorial behavior, is a friendly relationship…

— Frans de Waal

Male chimpanzees have an extraordinarily strong drive for dominance. They're constantly jockeying for position.

— Frans de Waal

Chimps are very quick to have a sudden fight or aggressive episode, but they're equally as good at reconciliation.

— Jane Goodall

Chimps are brutal, and it is so deliberate. The males go out and get near the boundary of their territory. And they walk very…

— Jane Goodall

Chimpanzees have given me so much. The long hours spent with them in the forest have enriched my life beyond measure. What I have…

— Jane Goodall