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Researchers at Walter Zoo in Gossau have found that chimpanzees will mediate disputes amongst peers in an effort to keep harmony in the group.

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Re: Chimp police break up fights: Swiss study
Ah! Fights between chimps ... Am I the only one who imagined something like an anti-hooligan unit staffed with chimps?
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Can we have a few chimps as mods??
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You mean this isn't the case already?
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