The latest thinking about the taxonomy of great apes
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Summary
Because non-human great apes are very like humans, there is a responsibility to afford these species dignity and a degree of freedom of choice in their surroundings and husbandry processes if they are kept in zoos.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2018-07-01
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 37
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Keywords
Gorilla, Hominidae, Zoology, Evolutionary biology, Pongidae
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