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[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

and bonobos, chimpanzee's closest relatives have found evolutionary strategies that work without wars. we have changed our ways of eating and living before, we can again. all we need, as a society, is the imagination to remake ourselves as we have before

[–] MrFinnbean@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

There is a study from 2024 that says bonobo chimpanzees can be even more agressive than Gombe chimpanzees

https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)00253-7

Edit; Sync did not play nice with the link.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

We have so much extra food we don't even really need to change much.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

um... sorry but no, bonobos are as prone to extreme group violence as any other chimps. They've even been seen to form groups and beat to death problematic (or in one case just unpopular) members of the community.