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Isn't that just symbiotic relationship though? Article does not explain what monkeys get from this relationship with wolves and whether any species is changing
by aj3 5y ago
Isn't that just symbiotic relationship though? Article does not explain what monkeys get from this relationship with wolves and whether any species is changing another's behavior.
- FartyMcFarter 5y agoThey don't get eaten by wolves. I bet the feral dogs mentioned in the article will think twice before going near wolf/monkey groups too, since both dogs and wolves are usually territorial.
- joosters 5y ago"However, the geladas don’t seem to get anything from the relationship, since the wolves are unlikely to deter other predators such as leopards or feral dogs, he says."
- Angostura 5y agoBit too loose for symbiotic. How about commensal relationship?
- BuyMyBitcoins 5y agoOr mutualism?
- secondcoming 5y agoDon't babboons steal puppies and raise them to become their guard dogs?
- srean 5y agohttp://www.thenaturalistsnotebook.com/our-blog/do-baboons-keep-dogs-as-pets http://www.thenaturalistsnotebook.com/our-blog/do-baboons-ke...
- elliekelly 5y agoMaybe they benefit from a reduced rodent population in some way? Less disease or maybe even competition for food since this particular type of monkey grazes?