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Monkeys, Elephants, and Humans are Basically the Same

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The Effects of Aggression on Elephant Behavior

It's thought that reduced aggression and increased pro-sociality is actually the inciting change that leads to self-domestication. And elephants have low, quite low levels of aggression. Elephants do use aggression, but specifically for sexual display,. It's very rare for elephants to hurt each other in their aggressive behavior.

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