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... behavior. It is obviously important to the animal, or it would not be so widespread among mammals. Yet its functions remain obscure. Patterns used in play developed originally for other purposes. Lions, for instance, slap each other ...
... behavior. It is obviously important to the animal, or it would not be so widespread among mammals. Yet its functions remain obscure. Patterns used in play developed originally for other purposes. Lions, for instance, slap each other ...
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... behavior, for a small cub is unable to compete with large pride mates for one of the four nipples. While cubs often suckle until they are seven to eight months old, at first to obtain milk and later for social contact too, meat soon ...
... behavior, for a small cub is unable to compete with large pride mates for one of the four nipples. While cubs often suckle until they are seven to eight months old, at first to obtain milk and later for social contact too, meat soon ...
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... behavior also known in other primates from monkeys to modern man. In addition, aggression was essential when dealing with competitors, including other species of hominids and other predators. The combination of aggressiveness and the ...
... behavior also known in other primates from monkeys to modern man. In addition, aggression was essential when dealing with competitors, including other species of hominids and other predators. The combination of aggressiveness and the ...
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The Seasons | 25 |
Life in the Pride | 60 |
Neighborly Disputes | 102 |
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