[h=1]Survival of the Nicest: Friendly Baboons Live Longest[/h]
Dorothy Cheney/University of Pennsylvania
By Elizabeth Norton, ScienceNOW
Baboons, like people, really do get by with a little help from their friends. Humans with strong social ties live longer, healthier lives, whereas hostility and loner tendencies can set the stage for disease and early death. In animals, too, strong social networks contribute to longer lives and healthier offspringand now it seems that personality may be just as big a factor in other primates longevity status. A new study found that female baboons that had the most stable relationships with other females werent always the highest up in the dominance hierarchy or the ones with close kin aroundbut they were the nicest.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/10/nice-baboon-lifespan/
- By ScienceNowEmail Author
- October 2, 2012 |
- 10:30 am |
- Categories: Animals, Brains and Behavior
Dorothy Cheney/University of PennsylvaniaBy Elizabeth Norton, ScienceNOW
Baboons, like people, really do get by with a little help from their friends. Humans with strong social ties live longer, healthier lives, whereas hostility and loner tendencies can set the stage for disease and early death. In animals, too, strong social networks contribute to longer lives and healthier offspringand now it seems that personality may be just as big a factor in other primates longevity status. A new study found that female baboons that had the most stable relationships with other females werent always the highest up in the dominance hierarchy or the ones with close kin aroundbut they were the nicest.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/10/nice-baboon-lifespan/
