Buddy, can you spare a banana? Study finds that bonobos share like humans
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 12:21
in Biology & Nature
New research suggests that the act of voluntarily sharing something with another may not be entirely exclusive to the human experience. A study published in the March 9th issue of Current Biology observed that bonobos - a sister species of chimpanzees and, like chimps, our closest living relatives - consistently chose to actively share their food with others.