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We shouldn't be surprised that some cultures practice non-monogamy
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We shouldn't be surprised that somecultures practice non-monogamy. Because in the animal...

We shouldn't be surprised that some
cultures practice non-monogamy. Because in the animal world, true sexual
monogamy is virtually unheard of. The most romantic creature
might be the Diplozoon paradoxum, a parasitic tapeworm that literally fuses
together with its partner for life. But humans aren't tapeworms or apes, and our closest relatives in the animal
world are chimps and bonobos. [Christopher Ryan] We're closer related
to chimps and bonobos than the Indian elephant is
to the African elephant. [narrator] The close comparison exists
in bone and muscle structure, and in the capability of responding
to stimuli and solving problems. Clearly, chimps and bonobos
are anything but monogamous

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We shouldn't be surprised that some cultures practice non-monogamy.
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Because in the animal world, true sexual monogamy is virtually unheard of.
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The most romantic creature might be the Diplozoon paradoxum,
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a parasitic tapeworm that literally fuses together with its partner for life.
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But humans aren't tapeworms or apes,
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and our closest relatives in the animal world are chimps and bonobos.
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[Christopher Ryan] We're closer related to chimps and bonobos
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than the Indian elephant is to the African elephant.
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[narrator] The close comparison exists in bone and muscle structure,
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and in the capability of responding to stimuli and solving problems.
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Clearly, chimps and bonobos are anything but monogamous.
Duration
47 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:13
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary
Production
Amicus Productions

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