Comment Re:Not that similar (Score 1) 259
As I understand it, a typical Bonobo makes the horniest human look like a monk. They fuck practically their entire waking lives. They have almost no sexual taboos -- a female won't have sex with her offspring, but that's about it. A human who wanders into their camps will be propositioned immediately and often..
I often wonder if the lack of knowledge about them (it's not so long since researchers stopped calling them "pygmy chimps" and started regarding them as a separate species) comes from sheer embarrassment.
Jane Goodall enjoys a good visit weekends.