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Wild chimpanzee researchMy research at Ngogo occurred during a ‘baby boom’, facilitating a comparison of chimpanzee mothers raising their first offspring (primiparas) to that of mothers with two or more offspring (multiparas). This research yielded novel results, revealing that first-time mothers engaged in more intrasexual aggression and grooming than did multiparas. This highlights the importance of examining the lives of primiparas to understand how evolution has influenced the behavior of mothers.
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