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Chimpanzee Cannabalism and Infanticide
Title: Chimpanzee Cannabalism and Infanticide
Category: Society & Culture / Environment
Details: Words: 2431 | Pages: 10.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Chimpanzee Cannabalism and Infanticide
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The acts of cannibalism and infanticide are very apparent in the behavior of the chimpanzee. Many African studies show that wild chimpanzees kill and eat infants of their own species. (Goodall, 1986:151) Although there is not a clear answer why chimps engage in this very violent and sometimes gruesome behavior there are many ideas and …showed first 75 words of 2431 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2431 total…we have. If we are indeed superior to these primates, does it not stand to reason that humans should be able to learn from this violence and avoid it? Jane Goodall, in her article labeled, 'Life and Death at Gombe' draws a similar conclusion:
It is sobering that our new awareness of
chimpanzee violence compels us to acknowledge
that these ape cousins of ours are even more
similar to humans than we thought before.
(Goodall, 1979:620)
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