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Study: Chimpanzees and gorillas form lasting bonds

Primatologists have documented previously unknown social interactions between gorillas and chimpanzees in the Republic of Congo's Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park.

The study took place over two decades and was led by Dr David Morgan. He told Newsday: “Their social interactions were quite deep…from play to aggression…the interactions also involved associations between individuals and their relationships spanned years.”

(Picture: Chimpanzees relax in a tree in the Goualougo Triangle, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park. Credit: Nichole Sobecki for The Washington Post via Getty Images.)

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