Different species reconcile differently, humans apologize Social animals employ varied strategies to mend disrupted relationships. Anxiety from damaging important connections leads chimpanzees to groom, bonobos to engage in sex, and dogs to display submissiveness. These reconciliatory behaviors represent species-specific approaches to repair and restore valuable relationships. Humans rely on a distinct mechanism: the apology. People […]

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