Primatologist Jane Goodall analyzes Trump's behavior - as a primate

[LongTomH]

From the Independent.co: Donald Trump: World-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall likens US President to a chimpanzee:

“In many ways the performances of Donald Trump remind me of male chimpanzees and their dominance rituals,” she told The Atlantic during the 2016 presidential election.

“In order to impress rivals, males seeking to rise in the dominance hierarchy perform spectacular displays: Stamping, slapping the ground, dragging branches, throwing rocks."

A more aggressive display was likely to lead the male to higher positions in the hierarchy and allow it to maintain its status for longer, she said.

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Dame Jane's analysis of Mr Trump's behaviour has since been echoed by prominent psychologist Professor Dan P McAdams.

Describing what he called a male chimpanzee's "charging display" in an article in The Guardian, Professor Adams, of Northwestern University, said: "The top male essentially goes berserk and starts screaming, hooting, and gesticulating wildly as he charges toward other males nearby."

Dame Jane also had some harsh words for Trump taking the US out of the Paris Climate Accords.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. This is NOT The Onion, it is NOT sarcasm. It is REAL.

These are experts confirming what we knew, that trump is dumber than a chimpanzee.

That he behaves like a chimpanzee.

And, it therefore must follow, if you are a supporter of his, you are also dumber than a chimpanzee.

[oasis]

2. Trump's hair reminded her of Dr. Zaius of "Planet of the Apes".

[muntrv]

3. That's an insult to chimpanzees.

[Scarsdale]

15. Yes, it is.

Chimps are intelligent, and much more loveable than the orange shitgibbon.

[Turbineguy]

4. The hidden compliment:

Trump is a primate.

Who knew?

[shanny]

5. omg

Burn!

And right on target.

[BainsBane]

6. That debate with Clinton was a prime example

Of what Goodall is talking about.

[Orrex]

7. He certainly loves flinging his shit at people.

[LongTomH]

8. Our culture is run by alpha male primates. Trump is just an extreme example!!!

I remember remarking about an executive at my old company: "Typical mammalian behavior.......pissing on everything to mark his territory!!!"

[R Merm]

9. He does like to fling his shit around

[DeminPennswoods]

10. Where art thou, SmirkingChimp?

nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. Excerpts don't mention the oral sphincter he so often makes with his mouth

[niyad]

12. I think this is an insult to actual primates!!

[BHDem53]

13. Apologies to the Chimps.

Nobody is calling them dotards.

[FiveGoodMen]

14. Back in Dubya's day, there was a pic floating around here showing all the faces that he made

...which were just like chimp expressions.

I do wonder if there's a primitive part of the human brain that responds to chimp stuff. (We are pretty close relatives, after all)

[ProfessorPlum]

16. indeed

and one waits in anticipation of the Trump version

[FiveGoodMen]

17. Yup. That's the one! (thanks)

[dae]

18. Make no mistake, if Dame Goodall calls Trump a chimp, he's a chimp!