The evolution of cooperation: communal nests are best for ruffed lemurs

The evolution of cooperation: communal nests are best for ruffed lemurs

Raising young lemurs in communal crèches benefits both mothers and offspring, a new study has found. Andrea Baden and colleagues, of Yale University, studied a group of black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. This is the first study to examine the consequences of different parenting strategies in the ruffed lemur. By […]

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