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Why on earth would you think that?

• TomMarius 10y ago
  Because animals in general (both male and female) start acting very violently when there's a child that starts secreting pheromones and looking like an adult. For monkeys in particular it's the beginning of fights between females that determine their future social status.
  • twobyfour 10y ago
    But the idea that monkeys would react to human pheromones is a bit of a jump. Especially considering the degree to which humans don't react to monkey pheromones.
    • TomMarius 10y ago
      It's a huge less bit of a jump than the idea they wouldn't react at all. Monkeys are animals while humans are intelligent, and more importantly, most of their senses are much worse. You don't smell the monkey, but that doesn't change anything about the monkey's ability to smell you - we're talking about monkeys reacting violently to humans, not the other way around.
      • twobyfour 10y ago
        That they'll notice a difference, sure. That they'll interpret that difference as "adult female"... far more speculative.