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What are the differences in social interactions within groups of chimpanzees and groups of bonobos? How have researchers explained these differences?
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What are the differences in social interactions within groups of chimpanzees and groups of bonobos? How have researchers explained these differences? Considered the closest living relative to humans, due to the sharing of a common ancestor, the chimpanzee is considered to be the most intelligent primate on earth other than that of humans themselves. Chimpanzees belong to the taxonomy genus 'Pan', which contains two species, that of the common chimpanzee 'Pan troglodytes' and that of the bonobo or pygmy chimpanzee 'Pan paniscus' (Kano, 1992, p17). Researchers over a countless number of years have studied the 'Pan' genus, in an attempt to understand the social and behavioural similarities and differences between the two species. Both the common chimpanzee and the bonobo do have many similarities, yet it is the differences in their social interactions within groups that help researchers understand more about our earliest ancestors. Two such researchers who have studied both...
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