Stable and fluctuating social preferences and implications for cooperation among female bonobos at <scp>L</scp>ui<scp>K</scp>otale, <scp>S</scp>alonga <scp>N</scp>ational <scp>P</scp>ark, <scp>DRC</scp>

Abstract

Female bonobos exhibit stable, differentiated grooming relationships outside of kinship and philopatry. Females also exhibit flexible proximity and GG-rubbing preferences that may facilitate cooperation with a wider range of social partners.