BrainStuff Classics: Are Chimps Cleaner Than Us?
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🗓️ 15 May 2022
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A study investigating the microbes and bugs in chimpanzee beds versus human beds showed that chimps are cleaner than we are. Learn about the study's results in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/bed-has-more-poop-than-chimps.htm
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