The Make Love, Not War Species

Living on Earth

Bonobos, members of the great ape family, have very elaborate, and unique, social and sexual behaviors. Host Steve Curwood talks with Dr. Amy Parish, scientific advisor for the Bonobo Conservation Initiative, about this peace-loving and female-dominated species.

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