October 1, 2009 – 7:46 pm
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One thing we rarely see on video since it’s not common in captivity is a bunch of monkeys socializing together. Typically there are only 2 or 3 in an enclosure. Wild footage [...]
September 3, 2009 – 7:46 pm
New Scientist has a fascinating article on the roll sex plays in silverback gorilla social structures.
Female gorillas use sex as a tactic to thwart their rivals, new research suggests. Pregnant apes court their silverback male to stop other females conceiving.
“It seems to us that mating is another tactic that females use to compete with each [...]
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Judy sent this video in:
Watch the oldest female in a troop of Chimpanzees at the Sacramento Zoo as she displays her displeasure with the youngest member of the troop.
She’s definitely not happy
January 9, 2008 – 10:30 am
From Time:
According to the paper, “Payment for Sex in a Macaque Mating Market,” published in the December issue of Animal Behavior, males in a group of about 50 long-tailed macaques in Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia, traded grooming services for sex with females…
Research about monkey pimps is still ongoing.
