Humans and Primates

Are We Really That Different In Love?

Dan Wharton, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Valentine's Day, Primates, Valentine's Day Advice, Zoology, Animals, Love, Zoo Animals, Study Animals, Humans and Primates, Valentine's Day Love, Healthy Living News
Dan Wharton, Ph.D.

After years of getting to know a few thousand animals on a first name basis at the Brookfield Zoo, I have come to the conclusion that the so-called divide between animals and humans is really a laugh.

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I Have Seen My Shadow, and It's Human!

Frans de Waal | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Animals, Roots-of-Empathy, Humans and Primates, Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil, Healthy Living News
Frans de Waal

I am no Punxsutawney Phil, but I did see my shadow today and, I hate to tell you, it is human! We, animals, are often said to be like humans in our bodies, but very unlike them in our minds -- is that so?

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Nervous Old Male

Frans de Waal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Presidential Debates, Animals, John McCain, Humans and Primates, Sarah Palin, Barrack Obama, Home News
Frans de Waal

David Broder in the Washington Post of September 28, 2008, writes an opinion piece entitled "McCain as the Alpha Male." Since the term "alpha male" c...

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