[ScienceD] Mother chimps crucial for offspring's social skills

[Science Daily]

Mother chimps crucial for offspring's social skills

Orphaned chimpanzees are less socially competent than chimpanzees who were reared by their mother. Researchers observed that orphaned chimpanzees frequently engaged in social play, but their play bouts were much shorter and resulted in aggression more often. Apparently, chimpanzee mothers endow their offspring with important social skills.


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