Baby monkeys grow faster to avoid being killed by adult males

Friday, March 18, 2016 - 10:01 in Biology & Nature

Natural selection has shaped the ways in which babies grow in different species, including the rate or speed with which they develop. A new study by Canadian researchers suggests that some baby monkeys develop faster than others in the same population, and that this is best explained by the threat of infanticide they face. The […]

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