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Tue 09 Sep 2008Hugs and grooming help chimps chill out after rows
YOU HAVE a big fight and what is the first thing that happens? Your friends come over to give you a hug, or maybe a kiss, or perhaps to pick a few fleas from your hair.
Details of how post-conflict "consolation" works to reduce stress in the chimpanzee community were revealed yesterday at a Festival of Science taking place in Liverpool.
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