The human tendency to share may have more ancient evolutionary routes than previously thought. This is according to a study of the performance of chimpanzees in a test called the "ultimatum game". Traditionally, the game is employed as a test of economics; two people decide how to divide a sum of money. This modified game, in which two chimps decided how to divide a portion of banana slices, seems to have revealed the primates' generous side.
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