Drinking competition in vervet monkeys
Animal BehaviourPublished 1 August 1981
Richard W. Wrangham
Citations169
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During a period of water shortage, adult female and adult male vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) obtained water by different methods, and females drank from tree-holes within their normal home range, while males invaded the territories of neighbouring groups.
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During a period of water shortage, adult female and adult male vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) obtained water by different methods. Females drank from tree-holes within their normal home range, while males invaded the territories of neighbouring groups. Higher-ranking females had access to preferred tree-holes. The mortality rate was high in both sexes and was greater in low-ranking than in high-ranking animals.
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