Peace activists and hippies have for decades used Bonobos–a chimp-like primate known to be peace and sex loving relatives to human beings–as potential models for a peaceful future society.
Bonobos, we were told, were like the hippie ideal, all free love and stoner-friendly.
Bonobos, our other closest genetic relative besides chimps, are fascinating:
• Live in matriarchies
• Females have sex w/each other to form “sisterhoods” that gang up on aggressive males (preventing infanticide & rape – males do not coerce females)
• High cooperation, low…— Tyler Alterman (@TylerAlterman) April 15, 2024
Yeah, well, it was all bul**hit. Bonobos are even more aggressive than chimpanzees, a famously aggressive primate known for tossing its excrement at zoogoers. I don’t know if bonobos are into flinging poo, but they are over twice as likely to be aggressive than chimps.
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