Empathic comforting varies more within bonobo and chimpanzee species than between them

New study shows apes display emotional support in human-like ways

Chimpanzees and bonobos both comfort distressed group members in similar ways, a new study from Durham University reveals, challenging old…

Empathic comforting varies more within bonobo and chimpanzee species than between them

Psychologists from Durham University, UK, have observed the behavior of 90 sanctuary-living apes to establish whether bonobos were more likely than chimpanzees to comfort others in distress.

Global warming will multiply sudden temperature changes around the worldEverything is in the mind: scientists show that the brain can control appetiteThey embrace, hold hands, touch in support after a moment of anguish...an investigation has shown that bonobos and chimpanzees share the feeling of empathy that we humans have, with slight differences per species when it comes to manifesting it.