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Monkeys, Elephants, and Humans are Basically the Same

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The Role of Domestication in Stable Social Structures

Homo sapiens had the right stuff to allow themselves to go through this process of self-domestication. So not just the natural inherent advantages of complex language, but also that role in domestication meant stronger social groups. And certainly the things that you just mentioned would have contributed, I would imagine. But this is just another thing that would help.

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