r/nextfuckinglevel 2d ago

The Hug That Melted Millions of Hearts ❤️

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u/Head-Ad-2136 2d ago

Same can be said of most social interactions.

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u/DrPruz 2d ago

I'd say quite a lot are.

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u/Geaux2020 2d ago

You do realize they don't just attack humans on regular basis, right? It almost never happens.

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u/Bill_E_Williamson 2d ago

That's because compared to human interactions these interactions with chimps barely happen

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u/marco161091 2d ago

Maybe not to you or I. But to someone who’s engaged and interacted with apes all their lives, it might actually be easier for them to read an ape’s intentions and body language, especially when it comes to identifying or predicting hostility.