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Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans

Isabel Behncke · TED

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With never-before-seen video, primatologist Isabel Behncke Izquierdo (a TED Fellow) shows how bonobo ape society learns from constantly playing -- solo, with friends, even as a prelude to sex. Indeed, play appears to be the bonobos' key to problem-solving and avoiding conflict. If it works for our close cousins, why not for us?

The talk

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Institution
TED
Department
TED2011
Speaker
Isabel Behncke
Year
2011
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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