Chimpanzees (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Chimpanzees

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More resilient than previously thought: chimpanzees who lose their mother at a young age overcome the trauma after a couple of years and their stress hormone levels return to normal.

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Cédric Girard-Buttoz / Taï Chimpanzee Project

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