Episode 26: Bad Times for Bonzo, Things to Consider before Raising Chimps as Humans

The Two Humans discuss the issues of raising chimpanzees as humans—and it’s not just picking out their wardrobe!

Episode 26: Bad Times for Bonzo: Things to Consider before Raising Chimps as Humans From Bonzo to Bubbles, from Chim Chim to Nim.

An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans

Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.

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