Male macaque monkeys pay for sex by grooming females, according to a recent study that suggests the primates may treat sex as a commodity."In primate societies, grooming is the underlying fabric of it all," Dr. Michael Gumert, a primatologist at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, said in a telephone interview Saturday.
"It's a sign of friendship and family, and it's also something that can be exchanged for sexual services," Gumert said.
I only have one question. How is this different than a husband agreeing to clean the house?
Oh, and I have one comment, too. It is kind of amusing to see the story presented as a free market of monkey love.
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