Community | June 29, 2011 | 1 comment

Happiness a Key to Long Life for Humans and Orangutans

source: http://www.livescience.com/14820-happy-orangutans-live-longer-human-longevity.html

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Past research suggested that happy people live longer. To see if this also held true in our ape relatives, scientists asked zookeepers starting seven years ago to rate the happiness of 172 captive orangutans, including 89 Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii), 53 Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) and 30 hybrid orangutans.
:http://www.livescience.com/14820-happy-orangutans-live-longer-human-longevity.html
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