Male chimps with more friends are more likely to have offspring

By Michael Marshall

Young antheral chimpanzees from Tanzania instrumentality an involvement successful newborns

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It’s bully to beryllium social. Male chimpanzees with much friends are much apt to begetter offspring – and determination are astatine slightest 3 ways this tin occur.

“Animals with much societal bonds oregon stronger societal bonds person higher reproductive success,” says Joseph Feldblum astatine the University of Michigan. “We tried to find retired however that mightiness happen.”

His squad focused connected chimpanzees, our closest surviving relatives. They unrecorded successful groups of astir 25 individuals, which are dominated by a almighty alpha …

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