Sublime

Bonobo and elephant societies are controlled by strong networks of cooperative females, while the self-centred and uncooperative males are pushed to the sidelines. Though bonobo females are weaker on average than the males, the females often gang up to beat males who overstep their limits.

De Waal zieht aus seinen Studien den Schluss: Die menschliche Moral ist »fest in den sozialen Emotionen unserer Vorfahren verankert«.