Problem
Read the article "What's Love Got to Do with It?" by Meredith Small
I. How long ago did humans and chimps share a common ancestor? What kinds of behavior do we still have in common?
II. When did bonobos diverge from chimps? How do they differ from chimps?
III. In what respects do bonobos, like humans, separate sex from reproduction? What is the 'one thing' that sex does for bonobos?
IV. In what way is female bonobo sexuality like that of female humans and different from that of chimps? How is it also different from humans?
V. Do we know if bonobo sexuality became exaggerated before or after their split from the human lineage? Explain.
VI. Why are some anthropologists reluctant to include the details of bonobo life in scenarios of human evolution, according to De Waal?