Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Bonobos also hunt

Reuters - Hippie apes make war as well as love, study finds

Unsurprisingly, bonobo chimpanzees conduct hunts for monkeys, kill them and share the food with each other. Interestingly, the females would often go along in the hunt. Hunting behavior is considered novel because the bonobos have a reputation for being peace-loving, resolving conflict often using sex with each other, and living in female dominated social groups.

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