Podcast reflection Essay. Social Sciences Assignment.

Podcast Reflection
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Podcast Reflection
This paper is a podcast reflection of striking relations between human species and chimpanzees. Through, the audio interview podcast, the behavioural patterns, empathy, emotion, sex and jealousy, are unravelled. The one being interviewed in the podcast is Dr. Frans B. M. de Waal. He is a Dutch/American primatologist and he has gained famed for his work on the behavioural patterns and social intelligence of primates. Dr. Frans B. M. de Waal works as Candler Professor in the Department of Psychology at Emory University. He is also a Director of the Living Links Center which is based at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, in Atlanta (Living Links).
The epicentre of Dr. Frans Waal’s works is comprised of social intelligence and behaviors that are depicted by primates. It appears that the spheres of emotions, thinking and behavioral inclinations of non-human primates were largely ignored by the scientific community. Frans Waal challenges this tradition by insisting that primates harbor feelings, thoughts and emotions, just like humankind. To press his point, Frans Waal argues that the way both human species and animals share similar names of organs is the same ways they express feelings, jealousy, sex, bonding, empathy and emotions. These themes are espoused in De Waal book, Mama’s Last Hug. The author finds human-like interaction with the chimpanzee, Mama, but he gets astonished why people could see quite intriguing when non-human privates express human characters, yet both are arguable ‘relatives’. Chimpanzees can kill their colleagues despite them having empathy or altruism; this observation is similar to human species behaviors because people murder also.
In the chimpanzee community, there is usually one alpha male and female. Alpha male is bestowed with diverse responsibilities that include being consoler, the protector of the weak, and provides solutions during episodes of conflicts. The alpha male who demonstrates desirable performance in the fulfilment of his duties is likely to receive support which enables him to stay in power for longer.
Surprisingly, bonobos are mostly led by females and age and character plays a critical role in the determination of leadership positions. Here, there is little or no politics and completion among the females, unlike the male. An older and weaker alpha f...