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Rethinking peace from a bonobo perspective
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 January 2024
Abstract
Reconstructing pathways to human peace can be hampered by superficial evaluations of similar processes in nonhuman species. A deeper understanding of bonobo social systems allows us to reevaluate the preconditions for peace to gain a greater insight on the evolutionary timescale of peace emergence.
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