Cooperative Apes
To understand human evolution, anthropologist Brian Hare is looking at other apes that are good at getting along with one another: Bonobos.
May 24, 20103m 47s
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (pbs.org) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
In this podcast, learn why studying the emotions of our close primate relatives--chimpanzees and bonobos--might shed light on the evolution of human culture.
Podcast produced by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
You can learn more about bonobos, chimps, and what makes us human on pbs.org/nova/sciencenow.
Topics
science NOVA PBS Hare bonobo chimpanzee chimp intelligence evolution anthropology Duke