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Reassuring Touch Linked to More Peaceful Feeding in Bonobos and Chimpanzees

Planned physiological and long-term pair studies will test whether touch actually reduces stress or simply marks already tolerant social groups.

Great Apes and Humans Share a 15‑Million‑Year Rhythm in Laughter

Great Apes' Laughter Shares a 15‑Million‑Year Rhythm

Study Traces Primate Kissing to a Common Ape Ancestor 16–21 Million Years Ago

Study Traces Kissing to Ape Ancestors 21 Million Years Ago, With Neanderthals Likely Kissers