Social life has an impact on gorilla health, revealing a study conducted over 20 years
The approach of gorillas in the group also affects the risk of their health, fertility and injuries, a study led by the University of Zurich is conducted with 164 animal data.
Peter David Joseph
The type of social life and friendships affects health, which also valids the mountain’s wild gorillas New study with data from 164 samplesOver 20 years.
Investigations, published Plos And headed Jurich UniversityInvestigation Benefits and friendship costs, some people can explain why they are less friendly.
Having very strong social relationships “usually very good, but sometimes it is not”Defended Robin e. MorrisonThe chief author of the article, cited by Tuesday by EFE.
According to the investigation, depending on the size of the gorilla groups and the costs and benefits that are different in six.
AS Friendly females in small groups are not very often sick, but they have fewer heirs. People in large groups are likely to get sick, but they have more birth rates.
Men, on the other hand, If they have strong and consistent social relationships, they are sick but less likely to hurt themselves in fights.
Researchers do not know why this is going on, but This does not seem to be just a case of social introduction, which can lead to greater risk of disease.
It is possible, Robinson explained, it Men spend more energy for nearby social relationships This is because they have to protect females and offspring and reduce their immune function.
Gorilas Titus and Maggie History
The study is focused In its integration in the strength and group of the main social relationships of each gorillaCombined with wide occasions Conflicts with community size, stability and other communities.
As these powers pulled different directions, the ideal social type depends Sex, age, ancestors and spacious social group The individual’s, the Excater University (United Kingdom) and other signatures are described.
Oh The study describes some gorilla storyMaggie, one of the highest patent female and its most aggressive members of the Maggie, Bwengay Group, is also a friendly support, and is also a role played by men.
When the dominant male accidentally died, she took control and led the group until she was merged with another neighborBut there was trouble in consolidation and decided to leave. He traveled alone for a month until his trail disappeared.
Titus, adult male-male gorilla, lost his father And many other group members for illegal hunters, and The mother died at the age of four. It became the dominant male of the group at the age of 15.
Being unexpectedly kind and calm, his leadership style is unusual. His close relationships were with women, his kind of nature made him very attractive and contributed to the dominant man for 20 years until his death in 2009.
