Originally published at: Chimpanzees and bonobos greet each other and also signal their goodbyes according to new research | Boing Boing
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I don’t know how bonobos signal “goodbye”, but based on everything I’ve ever read about them I assume it involves having a bunch of sex
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They really are just like us aren’t they??
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You know how in a family there is often one branch that’s all gorgeous, highly educated and charming? Beloved by all? That’s the bonobos.
We’re the other branch.
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After reading this part, I wondered who is researching where we went wrong, and how to 
fix it before it’s too late:
“In humans, that (sense of mutual obligation) bears witness of joint commitments,” said the study’s lead author Raphaela Heesen, a postdoctoral researcher at Durham University in the United Kingdom.
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Now I’m just imagining bonobos winking at each other going “see YOU later”
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Dear Darwin/God or whoever, please don’t let these guys catch politics or religion. That’ll be the end of their civil discourse
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In all fairness, we’re a blend of the two. We are just as lovely and sexy as the Bonobos (sometimes). But throwing poo out of spite is fun, too.
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