Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too.
Scientific interest in the evolutionary origins of human pet ownership is rising following evidence of cross-species care observed in other primates.
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Scientific interest in the evolutionary origins of human pet ownership is rising following evidence of cross-species care observed in other primates.
New research on wild monkeys is challenging long-held assumptions about the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees