Mothers matter! High social status and maternal support play an important role in mating success of male bonobos

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 20:21 in Biology & Nature

Success is sexy -- a statement that applies not just to human beings, but also to various other animals. Male bonobos appear to benefit from this phenomenon as well. A team of researchers has discovered that the higher up a male bonobo is placed in the social hierarchy, the greater his mating success is with female bonobos.

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