Tame Theory: Did Bonobos Domesticate Themselves?

Time and again humans have domesticated wild animals, producing tame individuals with softer appearances and more docile temperaments, such as dogs and guinea pigs. But a new study suggests that one of our primate cousins–the African ape known as the bonobo –did something similar without human involvement.

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Tame Theory: Did Bonobos Domesticate Themselves?