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Monogamy May Have Evolved To Prevent Infanticide

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-modest-proposal dept.

sciencehabit writes "Human males and females have a strong tendency to live together in monogamous pairs, albeit for highly varied periods of time and degrees of fidelity. Just how such behavior arose has been the topic of much debate among researchers. A new study comes to a startling conclusion: Among primates, including perhaps humans, monogamy evolved because it protected infants from being killed by rival males."

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  1. It's simple by cyber-vandal · · Score: 4, Funny

    Monogamy evolved because it makes great furniture.

  2. Re:Monogamy Means More Babies by Yaztromo · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's used as a warning to others, so far Canada hasn't tried to invade us. That means it's working!

    Been there. Did that.

    Surrender of Detroit

    Yaz>

  3. Re:Oh Please by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Long ago, I was at a good friend's house waiting for him when his wife asked me to help her with some small task that her husband normally would have done. So I did the work, and when I was done she thanked me, saying "The only thing better than having one husband is having two husbands!"

    I immediately replied, "The only thing worse than having one wife is having two wives."