Our ape cousins show us empathy has deep evolutionary roots – new research

By Jake Brooker, Research Associate in the Department of Psychology, Durham University
Zanna Clay, Professor in the Department of Psychology, Durham University

When people find out we study chimpanzees, they usually ask about their dark side. “You know chimpanzees kill each other, right?” or “Aren’t they the only animals besides humans that wage wars?”

Chimpanzees are often cast as a mirror to our darkest tendencies, embodying violence, territoriality and power struggles. In contrast, bonobos are known as the most empathetic ape, heralded…

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