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1StrongBlackMan

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1. An interesting tidbit from the article ...

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sun Mar 18, 2012, 10:18 AM

Mar 2012

[quote]They found that certain impartial chimps would intervene in conflicts between fighting group members. The policing chimps showed neither bias to one or other side, nor any aggression. [/quote]

So did chimps figure out that they don't need to use force to keep the peace; or did man forget, evolve out of that notion, or just never know?

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Chimp police break up fights: Swiss study [View all] xchrom Mar 2012 OP

An interesting tidbit from the article ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2012 #1

Every human clique has a peacemaker. n/t Gore1FL Mar 2012 #2

Often enough chimps succeed in hurting and even killing one another Silent3 Mar 2012 #3

You've missed my point ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2012 #5

What I gathered from your post was that you thought the chimps' lack of use of force... Silent3 Mar 2012 #6

Someone needs to Photoshop the pepper-spray cop into that picture. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #4