Since bipeds of the featherless variety generally prefer individual to group mating displays, the benefits of kin selection are less pronounced in humans.

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Yet, the Kin phones are less advanced.

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Cultural groups that found effective ways to bind non-kin together out-competed groups that were less cohesive.

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Previously, CNET reported that Kin sales were greater than 1, 000 but less than 10, 000.

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