#  Survival of the friendliest: convergent evolution in dogs, bonobos and humans? 

 



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 **March 6, 2017** 

 04:00PM - 04:00PM EST 

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 **Biological Labs Room 1080, 16 Divinity Avenue**  



 

 



 

**[Brian Hare](http://brianhare.net/),** Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University.

Comparisons between chimpanzees and human infants suggest that humans develop cooperative communicative abilities that evolved since we shared a common ancestor. Brian will present experiments that point to convergent evolution between dogs, bonobos and humans as a result of selection for prosociality. This includes more human-like cooperative communicative skills in dogs and bonobos than those observed in wolves and chimpanzees. Dr. Hare will then propose that selection for prosociality differentiated *Homo sapiens* from other human species during the Upper Paleolithic and allowed us to remain the last human standing.



 

 



 

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