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Chimpanzees steal less fruit from friends and expect the same in return
Chimpanzees are less likely to steal fruit from friends than from rivals, according to recent research.
The study was conducted by biologists at the University of Berkeley and published in Evolution and Human Behavior.
It also found that the relationship between the chimpanzee who takes the fruit and the one it is taken from affects both animals’ emotional reactions.
The study’s headline says chimpanzees expect friends to show the same restraint toward them.
This suggests that social ties influence how chimpanzees behave around food.
The research does not say what happens next.
Chimpanzees steal fruit less often from other chimpanzees they are friends with, according to research from the University of Berkeley.
The study found that the relationship between the victim and the thief affects both animals’ emotional reactions.
The research was published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior.
The headline says chimpanzees also expect friends to behave the same way in return.
- Who
- Chimpanzees, in research by biologists at the University of Berkeley.
- What
- The study found that chimpanzees steal less fruit from friends and expect the same in return.
- When
- The article was published on October 11, 2026. The study date is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The article says the relationship between the victim and the thief affects whether fruit is stolen and the animals’ emotional reactions.
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- Research institution
- University of Berkeley
- Journal
- Evolution and Human Behavior
- Publication date
- October 11, 2026











