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Primatologist Dr. Christine Webb: Questioning Human Exceptionalism, Darwinism and Ecological Arrogance
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Are Humans Really ‘Superior’? Primatologist Christine Webb on Human Exceptionalism Host Dian Griesel interviews primatologist and author Christine Webb about humans’ role in the animal kingdom and her book, The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters. Webb explains what primatologists study, how she was influenced by Jane Goodall and Frans de Waal, and clarifies that humans did not descend from modern apes but share a common ancestor with chimpanzees and bonobos. She argues evolution is not a progressive ladder but a branching tree, and that ecological relationships are better understood as food webs rather than hierarchical food chains. Webb defines human…