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Jane Goodall: What separates us from the apes?
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http://www.ted.com Jane Goodall hasn't found the missing link, but she's come closer than nearly anyone else. The primatologist says the only real difference between humans and chimps is our sophisticated language. She urges us to start using it to change the world. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the T... Read more

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- -: Jane Goodall: What separates us from the apes?

May 16, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)

http://www.ted.com Jane Goodall hasn't found the missing link, but she's come closer than nearly anyone else. The primatologist says the only real difference between humans and chimps is our sophisticated language. She urges us to start using it to change the world. TEDTalks is a daily video pod...

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- -: Isabel Behncke: Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans

March 22, 2011 (about 13 years ago)

http://www.ted.com With never-before-seen video, primatologist Isabel Behncke Izquierdo shows how bonobo ape society learns from constantly playing -- solo, with friends, even as a prelude to sex. Indeed, play appears to be the bonobos' key to problem-solving and avoiding conflict. If it works fo...

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- -: Did Chimps and Humans Inherit Common Social Behaviors?

December 20, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/15/Dr_Anne_Pusey_The_Leakey_Foundation Anne Pusey discusses how female chimpanzees leave the communities in which they were born upon reaching adolescence, a habit likely developed to avoid inbreeding. Sharing similarities to many human societies, does t...

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Elaine Morgan: We Evolved from Aquatic Apes

July 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

Elaine Morgan gives scientific references to how humans could have been hairless and different from our tree-swinging ancestors in addition to Darwin's theory of evolution.

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Source: TED

Susan Savage-Rumbaugh: Apes that write, start fires and play Pac-Man

February 1, 2004 (over 20 years ago)

Susan Savage-Rumbaugh shows the intelligence of the Bonobos, which so closely resemble humans.

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Source: TED

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