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Chimpanzees Exchange Meat For Sex

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-do-I-get-for-a-cheeseburger dept.

the_therapist writes "A team from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany, studied chimps in the Tai Forest reserve in Ivory Coast and discovered that chimpanzees enter into 'deals' whereby they exchange meat for sex. Among the findings are that 'male chimps that are willing to share the proceeds of their hunting expeditions mate twice as often as their more selfish counterparts.' They also found this to be 'a long-term exchange, so males continue to share their catch with females when they are not fertile, copulating with them when they are.'"

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  1. Hmm by EkriirkE · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd rather use MY meat for sex.

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  2. Re:Same behavior in humans too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Except the chimps don't seem to exhibit the signs of buyer's remorse.

  3. I thought sex WAS the exchange of meat... by GodfatherofSoul · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...at a high rate of give and take.

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  4. Re:Bonobos by suricatta · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you ever find such a human society, can you let us know? Thanks.

  5. Re:Damn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not living in their mom's basement.

  6. Re:Same behavior in humans too by troll8901 · · Score: 5, Funny

    and there is really only one reason to take a girl out on a date....

    To bribe them to set you up with another girl?

  7. Re:Same behavior in humans too by EmotionToilet · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hehehehe...I guess there are many more women lurking around slashdot than we originally thought.

    You mean there are two!?!?