Just because a female olive baboon has mated with a specific male doesn’t mean he will be the father of her offspring. According to a new study published in PLOS Biology, mate selection continues long after copulation as the vaginal tract appears to “weed out” genetically incompatible suitors.
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Biologically very interesting on many counts.
Completely non scientific observation: Evolution has endowed baboon females with greater rights than US law allows women in the US.
