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From the Radiolab podcast: Chimps. Bonobos. Humans. We're all great apes, but that doesn’t mean we’re one happy family.
This episode — a mashup of content stretching all the way back to 2010 — asks the question, is cross-species co-habitation an utterly stupid idea? Or might it be our one last hope as more and more humans fill up the planet? A chimp named Lucy teaches us the ups and downs of growing up human, and a visit to The Great Ape Trust in Des Moines, Iowa, highlights some of the basics of bonobo culture (be careful, they bite).
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Lucy and Janis hugging: https://www.irishmirror.ie/tv/channel-4s-lucy-human-chimp-23922107
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Lucy throughout the years: vimeo.com/9377513
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From the Radiolab podcast: Chimps. Bonobos. Humans. We're all great apes, but that doesn’t mean we’re one happy family.
This episode — a mashup of content stretching all the way back to 2010 — asks the question, is cross-species co-habitation an utterly stupid idea? Or might it be our one last hope as more and more humans fill up the planet? A chimp named Lucy teaches us the ups and downs of growing up human, and a visit to The Great Ape Trust in Des Moines, Iowa, highlights some of the basics of bonobo culture (be careful, they bite).
Photo:
Lucy and Janis hugging: https://www.irishmirror.ie/tv/channel-4s-lucy-human-chimp-23922107
Video:
Lucy throughout the years: vimeo.com/9377513
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Video by W. Harry Fortuna
