They're one of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom. Now, a new study reveals that in gorilla communities, girls have the power. Scientists analysed four social groups of wild gorillas in ...
Our understanding of female–male power relationships in animals has changed over time. Evolutionary biologists once thought that male mammals held clear-cut power over females. Later, species with ...
Our understanding of female-male power relationships in animals has changed over time. Evolutionary biologists once thought that male mammals held clear-cut power over females. Later, species with ...
A new study reveals that social alliances, not just physical strength, determine dominance in gorilla societies—with implications for humans. A female mountain gorilla holding an infant and a male ...
Power relationships between female and male gorillas: They are less strictly male-biased than previously thought. Females can overpower males despite the extreme male-biases in size and strength.
The size difference of a female (with an infant), and a male mountain gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. Power relationships between female and male gorillas: They are less strictly ...
Elise Huchard receives funding from CNRS and the French Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (ANR). Nikos Smit does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...
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