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title: "Chimpanzee mistresses? "By sharing, the males increase the number of…"
date: 2009-04-08
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# Chimpanzee mistresses? "By sharing, the males increase the number of…

*April 8, 2009 · Facebook*

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[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7988169.stm](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7988169.stm){target="_blank"}
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Chimpanzee mistresses?\
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\"By sharing, the males increase the number of times they mate, and the females increase their intake of calories,\" said Dr Gomes.\
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\"What\'s amazing is that if a male shares with a particular female, he doubles the number of times he copulates with her, which is likely to increase the probability of fertilising that female.\"
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