Humanity is flawed, certainly Homo sapiens , but also species of the genus Pan , chimpanzees and bonobos. Some of you don't know much about the bonobo ( pronounced buh-NOH-boh, with the stress on the second syllable ). I have been intrigued with the bonobo since a visit I long ago took to the Stuttgart Zoo. I was looking into their compound, and one of them pulled up a chair, sat down and stared at me. Unlike a chimp, the bonobo is skinnier and walks almost like a human. I thought, for sure they were our closest relative. I checked and learned that we all shared a common ancestor about 6 to 7 million years ago, almost 99% of our DNA. The chimpanzees and bonobos split into different species 1.5-2 million years ago, while Homo sapiens genetically separated from Neanderthal/Denisovan lineage maybe a million years ago. In the bonobo society, females are slightly smaller, but tend to rule the tribe because they form closer coalitions among themselves. T...
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