Argue their intelligence or ability to suffer

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Bonobos are our closest non-human relatives sharing over 98% of our DNA. They are not hunters, they are not aggressive with each other. They solve their differences with sex instead of violence. Do they deserve moral standing? If so, why? Because they are intelligent? because they can suffer? How do you argue their intelligence or ability to suffer?

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