Similarities Between Humans And Chimpanzees

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Humans and Chimpanzees have many similarities between them, however there are some specific differences between them, especially when it comes to parenting and learning as they grow. One thing that is distinct to primates is that they place a supreme value on learning social more real world things as opposed to humans who focus on “genetically fixed responses” (Essortment). I think this is a good thing because people should focus on more real world things instead of learning what the square root of 144 is, because unless you're a mathematician things like that would never be needed. Primates place a huge emphasis on community learning and social groups also stated in Essortment, “The group system provides many advantages for the individuals

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