Nature: Prepubescent female geladas suddenly mature when a new breeding male joins the group
Prepubescent female geladas suddenly hurry up and mature when a new breeding male joins the group – displaying conspicuous ‘sexual swellings’ on their chests Experts monitored 80 female geladas in the Ethiopian highlands for 14 years They found that the arrival of a new male caused an increase in maturation rates Late bloomers were typically the … Read more