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RainDog

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11. it's not just females who share food

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #9)

Sun Feb 19, 2012, 11:54 AM

Feb 2012

and female bonobos control food sharing - so they aren't using sex to get food

so, the most sexual advantageous social structure that we know of in the primate world involves female control of the most valuable resources.

instead of "paying" - they share and also engage in lots of sex.

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Ha! [View all] RainDog Feb 2012 OP

Ugh! ann--- Feb 2012 #1

to a baboon - that's the equivalent of a hollywood starlet RainDog Feb 2012 #3

How do you know Hollywood starlets DON'T look like that? HopeHoops Feb 2012 #10

So do dolphins. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #2

they're also mammals with homosexual activity RainDog Feb 2012 #4

Yeah, that's more common. It makes you wonder. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #5

bonobos, or pygmy chimps also have sex for fun RainDog Feb 2012 #6

Well I've also seen stories on "primate prostitution" where females offer fruit for sex. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #9

it's not just females who share food RainDog Feb 2012 #11

Yawn... the inner lite... Feb 2012 #7

but your momma is so pretty! n/t RainDog Feb 2012 #8