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

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2011
- Speaker: Isabel Behncke
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/isabel_behncke_evolution_s_gift_of_play_from_bonobo_apes_to_humans)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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?

## Lectures

1. [Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/isabel_behncke_evolution_s_gift_of_play_from_bonobo_apes_to_humans/502ea1d6cd3d), 7 min (TED's player)