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Great Ape Childhoods: Development of infant bonobos ( <i>Pan paniscus</i> ) and chimpanzees ( <i>Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii</i> ) in the wild

2025-03-15

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Human development is marked by extended immaturity, necessitating extended care throughout infancy and childhood, facilitating advanced cognitive, social, and cultural skill acquisition. Parallels of extended development are also present in our closest living relatives, bonobos ( Pan paniscus ) and chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes ). The Self-Domestication Hypothesis (SDH) suggests that human uniqueness stems from...

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505d31f7-2b94-59ab-898d-eb421db78f18
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10.1101/2025.03.14.643318
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