Science | March 24, 2011 | 1 comment

Isabel Behncke: Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans

source: http://www.ted.com/talks/isabel_behncke_evolution_s_gift_of_play_from_bonobo_apes_to_humans....

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With never-before-seen video, primatologist Isabel Behncke Izquierdo (a TED Fellow) shows how bonobo ape society learns from constantly playing -- solo, with friends, even as a prelude to sex. Indeed, play appears to be the bonobos' key to problem-solving and avoiding conflict. If it works for our close cousins, why not for us?

TED Fellow Isabel Behncke Izquierdo studies the social behavior (and play behavior in particular) of wild bonobos in DR Congo.
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    • Another fascinating TEDtalks video about Bonobos, and how much like us they are, how intelligent and adaptable they are, how culture exists among them.

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