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Scientist Finds the Beginnings of Morality in Primate Behavior

Source: The New York Times

Do socially beneficial actions in our closest cousins reflect how humans evolved a sense of morality? Primatologist Frans de Waal thinks so.

This entry was posted in The Bonds Between Us and tagged Culture & Society, Science & Nature on August 1, 2016 by Mikki Gibson.

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