Female chimpanzees know which males are most likely to kill their babies

(University of Kent) Researchers from the Living Primates Research Group in the University of Kent's School of Anthropology and Conservation (SAC), and the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of St Andrews, examined the behaviour of female chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest, Uganda, where chimpanzees (at least in the study community) are particularly prone to committing and suffering infanticide.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news