Orangutan male success not due to dominance alone, study finds

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Dec 8, 2023, 10:16 am168 pts
In primates, the biggest, bossiest males usually get to father the most offspring; and for a long time it was thought that this rule applied to orangutans too. Male orangutans openly compete; and it's the older males with hefty cheek pads, known as "flanges," who usually get their way when they want to mate.…

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