http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/11/121119-apes-happiness-midlife-crises-science-animals/
This article talks about how chimps and orangutans go through mid life crises just like humans do. This article mentions that in both apes and humans alike if a graph of overall happiness and well being was made, it is seen to be a U shaped graph, with the middle of the life being the lowest in happiness. It also talks about how during this time period, the apes need more attention or enrichment, or more items. This reminds me of the electric belt, and the concept of material culture, that the men in this time period seemed to be going through what might be considered a crisis, and they were turning to material culture and objects to try and help fix their problems.
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