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Published online 26 October 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news051024-7
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Chimps fall short on friendship
Apes don't give a monkey's about their pals, says US team.
You can tell a lot about someone from how they treat their friends. As the results of a study of captive chimpanzees seem to show, our ape cousins are only in it for themselves.
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