For female baboons, too, it's good to have friends

Thursday, July 1, 2010 - 13:21 in Psychology & Sociology

Female baboons that maintain closer ties with other members of their troop live substantially longer than do those whose social bonds are less stable, a recent study has found. The researchers say that the findings add to evidence in animals from mice to humans that social bonds have real adaptive value.

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