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Published online 11 September 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030908-7
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Baboon dads defend offspring in fights
Picky paternal protection questions evolution of promiscuity.
Baboon fathers rush to protect their kids in fights, a DNA study has revealed1. Somehow the males spot their sons even in spats between the offspring of mothers both of which they have mated.
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