What is the difference between human ties between parents and offspring and those found among other primates such as chimpanzees and gorillas?

A. Humans develop lifelong ties between parents, sons, and daughters, but nonhuman primates generally do not.
B. Parents and offspring remain the core of most gorilla and chimpanzee groups, but only humans have nuclear family groups.
C. Chimpanzees sometimes develop pair bonds and short-term attachments between parents and offspring like humans do, but gorillas do not.
D. Chimpanzees and gorillas, like humans, build alliances around parents and offspring.


Answer: A. Humans develop lifelong ties between parents, sons, and daughters, but nonhuman primates generally do not.

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