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Episode 06: Being a Nice Animal
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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Oct 27, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
For over 35 years Dorothy Cheney and Robert Seyfarth have been studying wild African primates in order to better understand the evolution of the human mind. In this episode they tell us about their long-term study of free-ranging baboons in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Kinship and rank are tremendously important to these baboons. However, in this sophisticated society there seems to be a certain attentiveness, perhaps an obsession with other individuals’ relationships. Is this similar to how humans create social bonds and alliances, and does personality play a part in the ability of these baboons to survive? Listen and learn how these field researchers have approached these and other questions about how natural selection shapes the primate mind.
Links
Robert Seyfarth and Dorothy Cheney's website
Baboon Metaphysics
Being Human
Million Dollar Challenge
Adept Word Management
Links
Robert Seyfarth and Dorothy Cheney's website
Baboon Metaphysics
Being Human
Million Dollar Challenge
Adept Word Management
Released:
Oct 27, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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