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Chimps live in what could fairly be called a polyamorous society. What about Bonobos? If Chimps are already polyamorous, maybe we need a different term for Bon
by stcredzero 7y ago
Chimps live in what could fairly be called a polyamorous society.
What about Bonobos? If Chimps are already polyamorous, maybe we need a different term for Bonobos?
- solidsnack9000 7y agoPolyamorous isn't a specific enough term. Perhaps for the sake of our discussion it's enough to say that neither animal demonstrates monogamy or the kind of harem / central-female-group characteristic of sultans or lions. There's a lot of good material online about what chimp mating behaviour is actually like. Monogamy is rare in the animal kingdom, more characteristic of birds than of any other creatures.