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27 - The Passion of Pan

Sex and Reproduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2020

Kevin D. Hunt
Kevin D. Hunt
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Indiana University, Bloomington
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Of all the behavioral contrasts between humans and chimpanzees, surely our sex lives are the most dissimilar. While the chimpanzee monthly sex cycle lasts the same period of time as that of humans, around 30 days, and while it is driven by the same mix of hormones, just about every other aspect of chimpanzee sexuality is utterly alien from the human point of view.

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Chimpanzee
Lessons from our Sister Species
 , pp. 458 - 472
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Kevin D. Hunt, Indiana University, Bloomington
  • Book: Chimpanzee
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