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Is there a human fear paradox? A more thorough use of comparative data to test the fearful ape hypothesis
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 May 2023
Abstract
Grossmann's intriguing proposal can benefit from a more thorough integration of the primate literature, particularly on neophobia. Moreover, it directly leads to strong predictions in callitrichids, the only other cooperatively breeding primates beyond humans, which may indeed be met: Being more likely to signal distress than independently breeding monkeys, and responding to such signals with approach and affiliation.
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