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New Normal

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Sapolsky's Grooming

The disease kills non-human primates in weeks. Sopolsky was heartbroken Now that half of the alpha males in his troop were dead. He didn't notice some strange things started to happen Changes How did it change? Well grooming spiked Grooming so you and I sit on a branch and I take little fleas out of your fur Yes, well usually when a female grooms a male The males never reciprocate But suddenly they were,. even weirder You saw adult males sitting in contact with each other And grooming each other "It would have been less shocking if these guys had wings Or were photosynthetic"

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