US EditionFemale Bonobos Use Coalitions to Overturn Male-Dominated Hierarchies, Study Finds
- Female Bonobos in Congo form groups to avoid male aggression, according to a new study.
- These groups help Female Bonobos secure food and rank higher in social structures.
- Three decades of observations in Congo support the idea of sisterhood among Female Bonobos.
- Martin Surbeck from Harvard University states that female Bonobos' combined numbers seem to turn the tide against a male's physical strength.
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A new study investigates how Bonobo women stand up to males – with surprising results.
In mammals, female dominance over males is an extremely rare phenomenon. Yet in bonobos, one of our closest living relatives, females have taken power over males. This is the result of a study conducted by American and German biologists, published on Thursday 24 April in the scientific journal Nature Communications Biology. The researchers therefore wanted to understand the mechanisms explaining this social domination of females.
Bonobos live together in nature in large groups. This brings friction with them. Researchers observe how physically inferior females deal with it and are surprised.
The Times of Northwest Indiana
Bonobos form girl groups, study says
NEW YORK — Female bonobos find strength in numbers, teaming up to fend off males in the wild, a new study finds.
Bonobo-females can prevail against males exceptionally often. Researchers now want to have found a reason.
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