Long New Yorker piece on bonobos
Via Readerville I became aware that the New Yorker has a long article (12 pages on the web) on bonobos, and the people who research them.
Swingers
Bonobos are celebrated as peace-loving, matriarchal, and sexually liberated. Are they?
It's a pretty good piece, and the answer is of course, yes and no - the truth is a little more nuanced than the "Hippie Chimp" image of the bonobos. The article also makes a pretty good job of describing what we actually know about these creatures, and how much researchers disagree with each other.
Well worth the time spent reading it.
Swingers
Bonobos are celebrated as peace-loving, matriarchal, and sexually liberated. Are they?
It's a pretty good piece, and the answer is of course, yes and no - the truth is a little more nuanced than the "Hippie Chimp" image of the bonobos. The article also makes a pretty good job of describing what we actually know about these creatures, and how much researchers disagree with each other.
Well worth the time spent reading it.
Labels: bonobos, New Yorker, primates
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