SARAH DUNPHY-LELII: When animals live together in bonded communities, there needs to be some mechanism to maintain healthy genetic diversity—incest avoidance, essentially… Typically, some of the community members will depart in early adolescence to seek their fortunes (and their mates) elsewhere, but who, and how? Chimpanzees know very well who their mother is, and also … Continue reading GOING SOLO: The mystery of why female chimps leave their groups