New research reveals that both bonobos and chimpanzees use sexual behavior to ease social tensionby Zoe Gordon
We all experience stress and conflict â whether itâs an argument with a friend, workplace tension, or competition for resources. But humans arenât the only ones with coping strategies. Our closest primate relatives, bonobos and chimpanzees, also navigate social tension in pretty surprising ways.
Bonobos, often seen as the âmake love, not warâ apes, are famous for using sexual behavior to smooth over conflicts. Chimps, on the other hand, have been characterized as more aggressive, relying on dominance and hierarchy to navigate their social world. However, new research suggests these distinctions may not be as clear-cut as we once believed.
In moments of social stress â whether after a fight or during competition for food â both species engage in sexual behaviors to ease tension and maintain group cohesion.
New research reveals that both bonobos and chimpanzees use sexual behavior to ease social tensionby Zoe Gordon
We all experience stress and conflict â whether itâs an argument with a friend, workplace tension, or competition for resources. But humans arenât the only ones with coping strategies. Our closest primate relatives, bonobos and chimpanzees, also navigate social tension in pretty surprising ways.
Bonobos, often seen as the âmake love, not warâ apes, are famous for using sexual behavior to smooth over conflicts. Chimps, on the other hand, have been characterized as more aggressive, relying on dominance and hierarchy to navigate their social world. However, new research suggests these distinctions may not be as clear-cut as we once believed.
In moments of social stress â whether after a fight or during competition for food â both species engage in sexual behaviors to ease tension and maintain group cohesion.
I worked at the dye house across from the Revolution Mill there as a wayward post HS lad on 2nd shift for a couple of months. Nasty business. Not high on my list of memories lol. Seemed like a lifetime to an 18 yo.
That show is really well produced.
My old friend Lawrence, of whom I've spoken worshipfully here on occasion, operated a loom over at the Revolution when it was water power. That sweet old man had stories. He even took a demonstration for Cone to The Worlds Fair in Chicago way back sometime. I think he told me Chicago.
Cool. I hadn't seen that episode. I knew that Cone Mills and Lee/Wrangler were still doing denim business there. I like that show; over the years we'd gone to several places featured by Deborah.
I worked at the dye house across from the Revolution Mill there as a wayward post HS lad on 2nd shift for a couple of months. Nasty business. Not high on my list of memories lol. Seemed like a lifetime to an 18 yo.
That show is really well produced.
My old friend Lawrence, of whom I've spoken worshipfully here on occasion, operated a loom over at the Revolution when it was water power. That sweet old man had stories. He even took a demonstration for Cone to The Worlds Fair in Chicago way back sometime. I think he told me Chicago.
Cool. I hadn't seen that episode. I knew that Cone Mills and Lee/Wrangler were still doing denim business there. I like that show; over the years we'd gone to several places featured by Deborah.
They have come up with some greener extraction processes recently. The operating gold mine near me uses bacteria to munch the rock and release the gold.
