So That’s Why We Ape Their Behavior
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In “Strangest Species” on April 14, writer Kathleen Kelleher said, “Humans don’t have the corner on cruelty. Primates . . . are meanies too.”
The fact is, humans are primates. The order primata consists of monkeys, apes and man. Recent DNA studies show that chimpanzee DNA differs from human DNA by only 2%.
Anyway, the piece was very interesting.
MELINDA HAHN
Santa Ana
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