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Lead researcher and
Laura MacLatchy suggested why children and young chimpanzees take more risks. She believes it is because they are at an
when people supervise them less. Parents and
often stop very young children from doing things that might cause
. However, young teens have more freedom and want to try new and
things. Professor MacLatchy said the risk-taking was the same for male and
chimps and humans. The website ScienceAlert said that "some anthropologists argue for increasing children's
to thrill-seeking play, including the old-
monkey bars, as a
to help them develop motor skills and skeletal
".
