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by molloy 2518 days ago
By the reasoning of who you're replying to, the answer to your question would be that it's because we share the same common ancestor with both chimps and gorillas—gorillas also inheriting the improved social skills that humans have, making chimps the odd ones out.
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Which is a leap - maybe our common ancestor had something which bloomed in gorillas and humans, but not in chimps. It's not necessarily the case that the chimps have reverted.