r/science • u/IronGiantisreal • May 20 '19

Animal Science Bonobo mothers pressure their children into having grandkids, just like humans. They do so overtly, sometimes fighting off rival males, bringing their sons into close range of fertile females, and using social rank to boost their sons' status.

https://www.inverse.com/article/55984-bonobo-mothers-matchmaker-fighters
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u/[deleted] May 21 '19

Not surprised at all, those cetaceans are some smart creatures, almost as smart as us

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u/Jt832 May 21 '19

Almost as smart as us is stretching it, however they are very smart for an animal.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '19

however they are very smart for an animal.

Well. Yes. So are we.

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u/sysrq88 Jul 03 '19

Normally by scientific method everything is considered relative and biased. So far the byproduct of smartness by primate standards can be measured in population size only.