There are few noises as guaranteed to chill the blood as that of a group of chimpanzees attacking another group of chimps. Wild chimps are notoriously savage. But they are also our closest relatives. And their behaviour can tell us a lot about our own nature. But while humans can be skilled killers, aggression is in fact rare among homo sapiens. So why is that? One answer to the question may be that we homo sapiens are in fact a domesticated species.
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This episode was produced by Andrey Borzenko, Ilya Marritz, Danil Astapov, Anastasia Medvedeva and Lika Kremer. Our sound editor is Ildar Fattakhov.
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Ilya Kolmanovsky is a scientist-turned-storyteller. Once he studied animal evolution, now he makes a podcast about what science can teach us — human beings — about ourselves. From strange creatures that mirror human nature to the real people behind discoveries, THE NAKED MOLE RAT uncovers the unexpected connections between science and our lives.
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