Isn't it obvious that the story of Planet of the Apes is about apes from one planet dominated by apes finding themselves on a planet dominated by apes of a slightly different species?
Also, this comic bugs me a little bit: I'm flying off to give a talk in which I argue that the hallmark of human evolution isn't brutality and conquest, but cooperation.
(Also on FtB)
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