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Wild Chimpanzees Have Family Drama Too

Some chimpanzee social behaviors seem strangely familiar.

By Robyn Braun
Jan 22, 2015 6:00 AMNov 22, 2019 7:40 PM
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The contact patterns of chimpanzees in the Kanyawara community of Uganda’s Kibale National Park are being analyzed to learn how diseases travel. The interactions between adult and juvenile chimps can often resemble human behaviors. | Julie Rushmore/University of Georgia

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We often hear about diseases that jump from animals to humans. But as human contact with wildlife becomes more frequent and people continue to encroach on habitat, wild animals are being exposed to human pathogens more than ever. For the great ape, whose populations are already endangered, diseases such as measles can have a devastating effect.

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