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274. Frans De Waal on Sex and Gender Across the Primate Spectrum

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The Difference Between Male and Female Violence in Primates and Humans

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In primates and humans, there does seem to be certainly a difference. Male violence is higher than female violence in terms of physical,. i mean physical violence. Female competition is very common, but it's less physical. That's the difference with the males, the males tend to physically compete. If you look at the numbers for chimponses, for example, recently there was a study published 152 cases of little aggression in wild bnobos and chimponces. Of these hundred 52 cases, only one concerned benobos, and there was e suspect case was not even observed. So benobas are clearly more peaceful than simplsis ta's for sure.

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