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Science 8 February 2002:
Vol. 295. no. 5557, pp. 957 - 959
DOI: 10.1126/science.295.5557.957
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PRIMATOLOGY:
Homeland Defense in the Wild

Dennis Normile

INUYAMA, JAPAN--The 100 participants in "Research on Long-Lived Animals" held here 15 to 18 January discussed the driving force behind male territoriality in chimpanzees, the behavior of gibbons toward long-lost relatives in need, and a successful effort to protect muriquis in Brazil. But they also explored the sociability of primates, with both welcoming and farewell parties and a trip to a traditional Japanese pub.

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