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Dating with the parents: bonobo mothers help sons get it on

Cosmos Magazine - Fri 24 May 19

For humanity’s closest relatives, sex is rarely private and often a family affair. Ben Garrod from the UK’s University of East Anglia reports.

Pushy Bonobo Moms Help Their Sons Get Lucky

Discover Magazine - Tue 21 May 19

(Credit: Gudkov Andrey/Shutterstock) Seeing anyone special? Thinking about having kids? When am I going to have some grandchildren? Many moms nag their adult children about the prospect ...

Bonobo mothers meddle in their sons' sex lives, making them three times more likely to father children

Phys.org - Tue 21 May 19

Dating is never easy, for any of us. Scenarios play over in our heads, classic questions and worries bombard us. Will she like me? Does he share the same interests? Will my mum be watching us ...

Bonobo mothers stand guard and chase off rivals while their sons mate

Newscientist - Mon 20 May 19

Bonobo mothers help their sons with hook-ups, guard the young lovers while they mate, and even haul rival males off females mid-sex

Bonobo moms play an active role in helping their sons find a mate

Phys.org - Mon 20 May 19

Many social animals share child-rearing duties, but research publishing May 20 in the journal Current Biology finds that bonobo moms go the extra step and actually take action to ensure their ...

Bonobo Moms Play an Active Role in Helping Their Sons Find a Mate, Laboratory Equipment - Tue 21 May 19
Bonobo moms play an active role in helping their sons find a mate, Eurekalert - Mon 20 May 19

Bonobo mothers help their sons get dates — it makes them 3x as likely to become fathers

ZME Science - Tue 21 May 19

Just let me get Tinder like everybody else, Mom. Sheesh.

This Is Easily the Best Correction in Science Publishing This Month

Gizmodo - Mon 20 May 19

Science journalists around the world received one of the silliest corrections yet in our inbox over the weekend, and I would like to share it here with you.Read more...

Bonobo mothers find mates for their sons

Daily Mail - Mon 20 May 19

The Bonobo species also protected their sons from other males during copulation, the team from the Max Planck Institute in Germany said.

Bonobo moms help their sons secure mating opportunities

UPI - Tue 21 May 19

It's good to be a mama's boy: new research suggests bonobo mothers boost their sons' reproductive success.

Bonobo mothers help their sons to have more offspring

ScienceDaily - Mon 20 May 19

New research finds that bonobo mothers take action to ensure their sons will become fathers. This way bonobo mothers increase their sons' chance of fatherhood three-fold.

Bonobo mothers help their sons to have more offspring, Eurekalert - Mon 20 May 19