BONOBO Sex & Society.

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  • Author(s): De Waal, Frans B. M.
  • Source:
    Scientific American Special Edition. Jun2006 Special Edition, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p14-21. 8p. 4 Color Photographs, 1 Graph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      BONOBO; PAN (Mammals); FEMALES; ANIMAL sexual behavior; SEXUAL aggression; HUMAN sexuality
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the primate specie Bonobos and the circumstances where sex play a large role in their social relations. The Bonobo was officially classified as Pan paniscus, or the diminutive Pan. The species is best characterized as female-centered and egalitarian and as one that substitutes sex for aggression. Whereas in most other species sexual behavior is a fairly distinct category, in the bonobo it is part and parcel of social relations and not just between males and females.