Liffrea
01-11-2010, 04:42 PM
The grooming behaviour displayed by primates is due to less rational behaviour than often thought. According to a computer model developed by scientists at the University of Groningen, one basic rule explains all possible grooming patterns: individuals will groom others if they're afraid they'll lose from them in a fight.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100107083909.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100107083909.htm