Chimpanzees show a sense of fairness similar to that in humans – one that changes depending on their social bonds with other animals, a study suggests.
It's the first time that nonhuman primates have been shown to react to inequity like humans, says the paper published Wednesday in the online edition of the Proceedings of the Royal Academy of Sciences.
Chimps share a watermelon (Courtesy: Yerkes National Primate Centre)
Combined with the authors' previous study on fairness among capuchin monkeys, it suggests the sense of fair play may have a long evolutionary history in primates ... CBC News
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