When meat doesn't matter: Female Guinea baboons do not prefer males who are better at acquiring or sharing meat

A new study from the German Primate Center—Leibniz-Institute for Primate Research shows that female Guinea baboons do not prefer mates based on hunting prowess. Despite meat being a rare and highly valued resource, females don't preferentially choose males who are better at acquiring or sharing it—a finding that challenges assumptions long drawn from human hunter-gatherer societies.

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