Why some chimps step up to play police

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 19:30 in Biology & Nature

Chimpanzees have police, too. Now, researchers are discovering what makes these simian enforcers of the peace step into conflicts, findings that could help shed light on the roots of policing in humans.

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