Female Bonding, Chimpanzee-Style (IMAGE)

Duke University

Female Bonding, Chimpanzee-Style

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Chema and Rumumba, two low-ranking immigrant female chimpanzees, take turns grooming each other in Gombe National Park, Tanzania. A Duke study finds that low-ranking female chimps prefer to socialize with other females of similar status.

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Photo by Kara Schroepfer-Walker, Duke University

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