Did humans invent pet-keeping, or refine a primate trait? A new study of 427 cases shows primates adopting, grooming & bonding across species. With female-skewed care mirroring ethnographic data, our bond with animals is older than Homo sapiens. #Anthropology #Primatology #Domestication
primatologyMonkeys grooming dogs. Lemurs adopting other lemurs. A capuchin troop that raised a marmoset for 10 months. A new study of 427 cases suggests pet-keeping’s roots run deeper than Homo sapiens. 🐒🐾 #Primatology #AnimalBehavior #Evolution www.primatology.net/p/when-a-mon...