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Scientific American

March 1, 1995

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Bonobo Sex and Society

The behavior of a close relative challenges assumptions about male supremacy in human evolution

By Frans B. M. de Waal

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Frans B. M. de Waal is director of the Living Links Center at Emory University, where he studies the behavior and evolution of primates. He is author of The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society (Harmony Books, 2009).

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 272 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “Bonobo Sex and Society” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 272 No. 3 (), p. 82
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0395-82
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