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Originally Posted by Veronica
I saw this on the National Geographic page. It is incredible. This female ape may be instructing him. I wonder if he has behaved this way with any other female?
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The male usually favors one female, but has many different relationships. Each one has a different role in the male's life. At Woodland Park Zoo we have a female named Jumoke, nicknamed "Mohoe". She liked to make the babies, but didn't want to take them. She's not a bad mom, but would rather not care for a baby. She also is the dominamt female in the group. She ueses sex, playfulness, and determination to keep this status. She also is younger than the other female. That's how it was when I left the zoo, it may have changed and Amanda could be the dominant female, but I doubt it. Even when she was in Toranto she was not the dominant female. Now that makes me think about how much genetics play in the personality and roles in society (social groups for apes). I'm ok, just still sick with that cough. My temp got really high and I was out of it.
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