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What do chimp ‘temples’ tell us about the evolution of religion?

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https://www.newscientist.com/article/207...-religion/

EXCERPT: All hail the sacred tree. I’ve often wondered aloud in the newsroom about the possibility of finding evidence of a chimp shrine, the discovery of a place where chimps pray to their deity. This week, my half-whimsical dream almost came true. Biologists working in the Republic of Guinea found evidence for what seemed to be a “sacred tree” used by chimps, perhaps for some sort of ritual....
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