The following video contains scenes of murder, bloodshed & cannibalism.
Bonobos are the hippies of the Chimpanzee world. The following video contains scenes of sex.
Bonobo/Bonobo murder rate is about 3% that for Chimpanzees, according to the following video.
What would have happened to our ancestors if they'd been more like Bonobos than Chimpanzees? Here's a thought experiment. To translate from Ancient Bonobo to English, I stuck a Babel Fish in my ear. The dialogue is inspired by "Duty calls".
Her: Are you coming to bed?
Him: I can't. This is important.
Her: What?
Him: I'm inventing fire.
Her: Fancy a quickie?
Him: Coming, dear!
There'd have been no progress and we'd be living in a rainforest nowadays, having lots of sex. Oh, well!
Chimpanzee society is male-dominated, with males forming into cliques/groups/gangs/etc. Groups have an advantage over individuals. The third video stated that 90% of male Chimpanzees murder another Chimpanzee during their lifetime.
Human society is male-dominated, with males forming into cliques/groups/gangs/etc. Luckily, humans have some of the caring, sharing characteristics of Bonobos, otherwise human society would have become a dystopian nightmare of rampant murder.
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