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Published online 8 March 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010308-11
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Bum deal for baboons
A swollen backside is the mark of a good mother (in baboons).
Elaborate and wondrous sexual ornaments abound in the animal kingdom. The peacock's tail and the nightingale's song both advertise their bearer's quality as a mate.
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