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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

24 May 2018

Some chimpanzee populations gained useful DNA from interbreeding with bonobos, and one may even have become more gentle and “bonobo-like” in its brain structure and behaviour
Why do female monkeys spend so long looking at rugged males?

Why do female monkeys spend so long looking at rugged males?

4 December 2017

Female monkeys spend more time staring at males that have highly masculine facial features, but we don’t know if they fancy them or fear them

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