The origins of morality. In search of human primates

For many years, the world -famous biologist France de Vaal studied the life of chimpanzees and monkeys of Bonobo. In the process of research, he revealed obvious beginnings of ethical behavior in the primacy community. According to the author, morality is not a purely human property, and its origins must be sought in animals. Empathy and other manifestations of a kind of morality are inherent in monkeys, and dogs, and elephants, and even reptiles.
In addition to an exciting story about ethical forms of behavior in the world of primates, the author raises deep philosophical issues related to science and religion. How and when morality arose? What influence did the religion have on the formation of ethics?
What is happening with society, where the role of religion is reduced, and is the hero of Dostoevsky Ivan Karamazov, saying: “If there is no God, do I have the right to rob my neighbor”?