• Log in
Anwen  Share and Create
  • Book
  • Movies
  • Music
  • SF
  • Goodlink
  • Asks
  • Eyeopen
  • Create

Pushy bonobo mothers help sons find sexual partners, scientists find

Sharer: Science|The-Guardian May 20, 2019 at 7:00 am
Link Share :https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/may/20/pushy-bonobo-mothers-help-sons-find-sexual-partners-scientists-find - via RSS

High-ranking mothers lead sons to groups of females and keep guard while they mate

Their mothers are so keen for them to father children that they usher them in front of promising partners, shield them from violent competitors and dash the chances of other males by charging them while they are at it.

For a bonobo mother, it is all part of the parenting day, and analysis finds the hard work pays off. Males of the species that live with their mothers are three times more likely to father offspring than those whose mothers are absent.

Continue reading...

作者暂无likerid, 赞赏暂由本网站代持,当作者有likerid后会全部转账给作者(我们会尽力而为)。

Tips: Until now, everytime you want to store your article, we will help you store it in Filecoin network. In the future, you can store it in Filecoin network using your own filecoin.


Support author:
Author's Filecoin address:
Or you can use Likecoin to support author:
tags:Animal-behaviour Animals Primatology Science World-news Biology

0 0

2012-2018 Anwen All of our posts are default licensed under CC BY 4.0 About Help Changelog Telegram
Today Quote: 「任何地方的不公不義,都威脅著所有地方的公平正義。」– 馬丁‧路德 (民運領袖)
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King, Civil Rights Leader