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Playing with the kids is important work for chimpanzee mothers

  • Written by Zarin Machanda, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Biology, Tufts University
imageChimp mothers take on the critical role of playmate with their young.Kris Sabbi

Wild chimpanzees have been studied for more than 60 years, but they continue to delight and surprise observers, as we found during the summer of 2017 in Kibale National Park in Uganda.

We were observing young chimpanzees’ play to better understand how they grow up....

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