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The killer ape theory or killer ape hypothesis is the theory that war and interpersonal aggression was the driving force behind hu...

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The killer ape theory or killer ape hypothesis is the theory that war and interpersonal aggression was the driving force behind human evolution. It was originated by Raymond Dart in the 1950s; later it was developed further in African Genesis by Robert Ardrey. According to the killer ape theory, the ancestors of humans were distinguished from other primate species by their greater aggressiveness. Furthermore, according to the theory, this aggression remains within humanity, which retains many murderous instincts. The theory gained notoriety for suggesting that the urge to do violence was a fundamental part of human psychology, but is not widely accepted among anthropologists today. The hunting hypothesis is often associated with the theory, because of similarities and because Robert Ardrey has developed both. The expression killer ape does not mean an outstanding aggressive kind of ape, in fact the term is about the anthropological analysis of human aggression. It is scrutinized whether present-day behavior like e.g. the defense of one s own piece of land, palpability or even murder base on ancestors of humankind.