Monopoly of the male orangutan: Comparative field observations on Sumatra and Borneo
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 09:30
in Biology & Nature
The sexual development, mating habits and social hierarchy of the orangutans are more heavily dependent on their environment than had previously been assumed: where the rain forest supplies more food, the influence of the dominant male increases. In order to escape his attention, many other males remain "small."