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Frans de waal suggests that the "myth of killer apes" is untrue based on his observations of what sort of behavior among bonobos?

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There is often reconciliation seen among the bonobos during and after conflicts for power and authority within the pods. The apes show many behaviors that are more closely attributed to humans than they would be to species that have an instinctual desire to soundly destroy other, competing members.
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