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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

24 May 2018

Some chimpanzee populations gained useful DNA from interbreeding with bonobos, and one may even have become more gentle and “bonobo-like” in its brain structure and behaviour
Advertising campaign for monkeys uses sex to sell brands

Advertising campaign for monkeys uses sex to sell brands

27 February 2018

Everyone knows that in advertising sex sells, and it turns out that sex-themed adverts even work on rhesus macaques

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