Isabel Behncke: Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans

This talk shows how simplistic and happy life can be. Bonoboes, who are very similar in genetics to us, solve all their problems by simple play. There's no war or physical struggle for power. It is funny to think that we as humans consider ourselves to be so much higher advanced than these creatures, however we conduct ourselves in such barbaric fashions. I think the study of apes and our ancestrial history can tell us alot about where we're going for the future. There is so much to be learned in these amazing creatures.   

Research Links   

http://www.primates.com/bonobos/bonobosexsoc.html 

www.janegoodall.org/ 

http://www.greatapetrust.org/ 

http://www.cs.unc.edu/~plaisted/ce/apes.html