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Bonobos and the Evolution of Nice
13 minutes Posted Oct 8, 2021 at 4:30 am.
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How did humans evolve some key cooperative behaviors like sharing? NPR Science Correspondent Jon Hamilton reports back from a bonobo sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where scientists are trying to answer that very question. (Encore episode)

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