Not all orangutan mothers raise their infants the same way

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May 14, 2025, 9:36 am63 ptsTrending
A new study of wild Sumatran orangutans by researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) has found that mothers consistently differ in their maternal behaviors toward their infants, even after controlling for biological, social, and environmental factors.

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