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Which animal murders the most?

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Is violence a part of human nature? A new study attempts to answer the question by looking at the rates of lethal violence across a thousand species. Ed Yong and The Atlantic break down the list of the most murdery mammals and explain how humans stack up.

How have human murder rates changed from the Paleolithic age to modern day? What contributed to these changes?

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