Japanese Macaque monkeys groom each other sitting in a hot spring in the snow at Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park in Yamanouchi Nagano prefecture central Japan Monday Jan Male macaque monkeys pay for sex by grooming females according to a recent study that suggests the primates may treat sex as a commodity In primate societies grooming is the underlying fabric of it all Dr Michael Gumert a primatologist at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore said in a telephone interview Saturday Jan Gumert found after a male grooms a female the likelihood that she will engage in sexual activity with the male was about three times more than if the grooming had not occurredbr
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Keep your furry and feathery friends close, whether they are a galloping stallion or a dog taking a selfie. Our gallery is here to turn empty walls into a cute and quirky display of animal art.
Psst! Did you know chimpanzees, elephants, and dolphins are some of the most intelligent mammals out there?
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