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packman

(16,296 posts)
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 11:23 AM Sep 2018

Hmm- That's interesting - Female Monkeys don't trust Male Monkeys

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"Female monkeys are reluctant to follow the example of males even when they would obviously benefit from doing so, new research has found.

A study by St Andrew’s University established that even when males demonstrate superior methods of obtaining food, females would rather mimic each other’s techniques because of an innate distrust of the opposite sex.

The behaviour, which the researchers said echoes some human traits, is rooted in the tendency of male vervet monkeys to roam between groups.

This leads females to believe that males have poor local knowledge because they move around so much.

By contrast, male monkeys are happy to learn from whichever sex appears to be the more effective in a given situation.."

Won't comment on the study - I know my place in the world

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/08/31/female-monkeys-dont-trust-males-even-obviously-right/
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Hmm- That's interesting - Female Monkeys don't trust Male Monkeys (Original Post) packman Sep 2018 OP
So don't monkey around. ..... Throck Sep 2018 #1
Link to study: sl8 Sep 2018 #2
Sounds like this study was monkeyed up flibbitygiblets Sep 2018 #3
Interesting. smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #4
O.K. - I'll stick my neck into the noose on this packman Sep 2018 #5
Heh, Heh! smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #10
Probably because male monkeys never ask for directions even when obviously lost. yellowcanine Sep 2018 #6
Monkey behavior? moondust Sep 2018 #7
Does The Roaming Mean Many Different Partners? Me. Sep 2018 #8
maybe they are aware of some stupid things the male monkeys have done treestar Sep 2018 #9

sl8

(13,787 posts)
2. Link to study:
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 11:47 AM
Sep 2018

Interesting, thanks for the post.

Link to report (pdf):
Https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdfExtended/S0960-9822(18)30777-2

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
5. O.K. - I'll stick my neck into the noose on this
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 12:23 PM
Sep 2018

I think (but I'm only a male) that males are more adventurous than females, more inquisitive, more willing to take chances even if it leads to failure or - it seems like more so in my case - disasters. Pass the beer, Fred and let me try out this new drill on that there electrical socket.

Females prefer the safe approach, the tried and true, not willing to jeopardize the home or social group - if it works, leave it alone.

moondust

(19,993 posts)
7. Monkey behavior?
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 12:53 PM
Sep 2018

Ask Jane. She discusses their behavior some in this Al Jazeera interview from June. (I wish she would appear on U.S. media sometimes so more kids could learn from her.)



http://rootsandshoots.org/

treestar

(82,383 posts)
9. maybe they are aware of some stupid things the male monkeys have done
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 01:19 PM
Sep 2018

in the past, that the researchers don't know about.

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