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In the news today...
"Males prefer older females, at least in the chimpanzee world, scientists now report.
These findings, reported in the Nov. 21 issue of the journal Current Biology, could shed light on how the more chimp-like ancestors of humans might have behaved, said researcher Martin Muller, a biological anthropologist at Boston University.
Human men often prefer young women. One reason for this, scientists propose, lies in the human proclivity to form unusually long-term mating pairs.
When combined with the natural urge to beget as many children as possible, men would find young women more sexually attractive, since a woman's fertility is limited by age.
Chimpanzees, unlike humans, do not form mating partnerships for long, and are instead promiscuous. Moreover, female chimps show no evidence of menopause, which means their fertility is not limited by age."
Do you agree with chimpanzee males?
"Males prefer older females, at least in the chimpanzee world, scientists now report.
These findings, reported in the Nov. 21 issue of the journal Current Biology, could shed light on how the more chimp-like ancestors of humans might have behaved, said researcher Martin Muller, a biological anthropologist at Boston University.
Human men often prefer young women. One reason for this, scientists propose, lies in the human proclivity to form unusually long-term mating pairs.
When combined with the natural urge to beget as many children as possible, men would find young women more sexually attractive, since a woman's fertility is limited by age.
Chimpanzees, unlike humans, do not form mating partnerships for long, and are instead promiscuous. Moreover, female chimps show no evidence of menopause, which means their fertility is not limited by age."
Do you agree with chimpanzee males?
