'Popular girls' have less lice—in the monkey world
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 10:20
in Psychology & Sociology
Parents know all too well the nightmare of ridding lice infestations. But for Japanese macaques at least, 'popular girls' need not fret so much. In new research published in Scientific Reports, primatologists have found that females at the center of their social network had less lice thanks to the extra grooming they receive from their many friends.