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Risks young chimps take as they swing through the trees underscore role of protective parenting in humans

  • Written by Laura M. MacLatchy, Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan
imageInfant chimpanzees are out of mom's reach the majority of the time they descend from the trees.Kevin Lee/Ngogo Chimpanzee Project and Arizona State University

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