A study of 336 chimpanzees and 172 orangutans suggests that midlife crises might be driven by biological factors.At middle age, a great ape will neither cheat on a spouse nor buy a red sports car on impulse. But researchers have found that chimpanzees and orangutans experience midlife crises just as surely as do humans.
Great Apes Have Midlife Crises Too, Study Finds
By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times
Mon, 11/19/2012 - 9:03pm
Topics: ape chimpanzee midlife crises orangutan study
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