Posted on 06/13/2012 7:28:35 PM PDT by smokingfrog
Where does it say they are?
“The bonobo is popularly known for its high levels of sexual behavior. Sex functions in conflict appeasement, affection, social status, excitement, and stress reduction. It occurs in virtually all partner combinations and in a variety of positions. This is a factor in the lower levels of aggression seen in the bonobo when compared to the common chimpanzee and other apes. Bonobos are perceived to be matriarchal; females tend to collectively dominate males by forming alliances and use sexuality to control males. A male’s rank in the social hierarchy is often determined by his mother’s rank.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonobo
Oops - stupid question - in the headline. Guess I read everything but that...
Leave it to incompetent headline writers to finally unite evolutionists and creationists in absolute agreement on something :)
I never thought about it being parallel evolution. That would be interesting. There are a whole lot of differences that no one has explained. Why are our hair follicles so different. Why do we have sub cutaneous fat layers like an aquatic mammal. Why do our females not go into “heat”. why does an ape’s skin pull away from its body like the hide of a dog and ours doesn’t. Why do apes not care where they defecate(like a goat, cattle, or birds) and we do care(like a cat or a dog)? Why have apes never figured out how to use clubs as weapons? Why do they have an innate fear of water and we have an innate love of water? Why do we sweat so much and apes don’t?
Well, I can see it being a distant relative of some liberals. That’s not too much of a stretch.
The perverts really push the human/bonobo commonality thingy, as the bonobo’s are prone to incest.
Can’t you people comprehend what you read? The article says we had a COMMON ancestor. It does NOT say we are descended from the Bonobo.
read the title, nitwit.
Ancestor? Fourth cousin twice removed, maybe!
A moment that changed me — my husband fell in love with a bonobo
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/01/my-husband-fell-in-love-bonobo
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