Comparisons among the behaviours of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and human
newborns on a standardised human neonatal assessment scale are reported for the
infants at both 3 days and 1 month of age. Human infants scored significantly higher
on the orientation cluster at both ages, and relative to the chimpanzee infants were
lower in motoric maturity. With respect to the human standards employed, the two
chimpanzee infants who were human-reared scored as optimally as did the human
infants at 1 month, suggesting a differential impact of the care-giving environment
on developing chimpanzee social behaviours.
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