The Grim Reaper in the Forest Primeval

Kevin D. Hunt

doi:10.1017/9781316339916.014

14 - The Grim Reaper in the Forest Primeval

Wild Chimpanzee Diseases and Lessons for Healthy Living

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 July 2020

Kevin D. Hunt

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We humans suffer from a multitude of maladies. No matter our age, the ever-watchful Grim Reaper may spring upon us from any direction. One of the lessons chimpanzees teach us is that many of our ailments are self-inflicted – we kill ourselves in car crashes, shootings, and suicides, yes, but rather than external forces I mean internal afflictions that sap our vitality and tip us into an early grave. Comparing rates of heart disease, arthritis, and cancer among chimpanzees and different human populations tells us these ailments are the product of the mismatch between our current mode of life and the living conditions in which our ancestors evolved. Listening to these wellness lessons could yield profound health benefits, if only our cognitive selves could overpower instincts bequeathed us by our hunter-gatherer ancestors.

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Lessons from our Sister Species
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316339916.014 [Opens in a new window]
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