How This River Made Chimps Violent

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When a group of apes got split apart, slight differences in their new environments led to big differences in future generations. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - Chimpanzee: A great ape native to tropical Africa that is one of humanity’s closest living relatives. - Bonobo: A slightly smaller great ape native to tropical Africa that is one of humanity’s closest living relatives. - Speciation: A lineage-splitting event in which a population of the same species becomes two different species. - Allopatric speciation: Speciation that occurs when populations of the same species get isolated geographically. - Hominini: The taxonomical classification that includes humans, chimps, and bonobos. - Pan: The taxonomical classification that includes chimps and bonobos. - Chimpobo: A name we just made up to identify the common ancestor of the chimpanzee and bonobo. - Congo river: The deepest river in the world and the second largest (behind the Amazon) in discharge volume. - G-G Rubbing: A form of genital to genital contact bonobos sometimes use to form social bonds. CREDITS ********* Writer, Director, and Narrator: David Goldenberg Video Illustrator: Sarah Berman With Contributions From: Henry Reich, Alex Reich, Kate Yoshida, Ever Salazar, Peter Reich, Julián Gómez, Arcadi Garcia Rius Music by: Nathaniel Schroeder VHS Rewind effect based on footage by http://www.anfx.co MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC

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