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Study Finds Primates Age Gracefully

Chimpanzees, gorillas and other primate, including humans, share similar aging rates and mortality gender gap

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Photos of three primates with their young, Western lowland gorilla, human, and common chimpanzee.

It was long thought that humans aged more slowly than other animals. But new research funded by the National Science Foundation suggests the pace of human aging may not be so unique after all. Here are three primates with their young, a Western lowland gorilla, a human and a common chimpanzee.

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Cover of the March 11, 2011 issue of the journal Science.

The researchers' findings are described in the March 11, 2011 issue of the journal Science.

Credit: Copyright AAAS 2011

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