Koops K. Animal behavior: Chimpanzee play and the evolutionary roots of cooperation.
Curr Biol 2025;
35:R71-R73. [PMID:
39837275 DOI:
10.1016/j.cub.2024.11.061]
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Abstract
Social play in adults is considered rare in non-human species. A new study has found that play among adult chimpanzees is common and linked to cooperation and social bond maintenance. The societal function of adult social play may thus have deep evolutionary roots.
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