Male bonobos are larger and stronger than females, so researchers have found it puzzling that the female apes enjoy high status in bonobo society. After analyzing three decades of behavioral data, researchers recently shared a study that pinpoints their source of power: female alliances and coalitions. “Only [among] bonobos, females form coalitions to gain power […]

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Male bonobos are larger and stronger than females, so researchers have found it puzzling that the female apes enjoy high status in bonobo society. After analyzing three decades of behavioral data, researchers recently shared a study that pinpoints their source of power: female alliances and coalitions.

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  • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
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    20 days ago

    Only [among] bonobos, females form coalitions to gain power […]

    Letting women compete against each other in male hierarchies prevents those coalitions. Women try to compensate with networking but that doesn’t create coalitions.