Research in the middle of the city: How Berlin outdoor pools offer an insight into the courtship and dominance behavior of primates

Research in the middle of the city: How Berlin outdoor pools offer an insight into the courtship and dominance behavior of primates

Berlin offers German scientists the opportunity to research primates in their natural habitat. Research trips to the jungle are often expensive, complex and risky. But in Berlin, primates can also be observed in the local outdoor pools. Whether in Pankow, Steglitz or Neukölln, the outdoor pools offer rich visual material for the courtship and dominance behavior of the primate men.

A research team led by Engelbert Dröscher from the German Primate Center Göttingen regularly goes to the Berlin outdoor pools to study the behavior of the primates. Recently, they were lucky enough to witness a natural spectacle in the Kreuzberg prince pool. Three muscular primate cubs climb the diving tower, while females ready to mate were on the meadow below them. The males did their best to impress the females and demonstrate their dominant behavior. Dröscher explains that this is typical behavior in primates, since the females run a strict selection and only mate with the strongest and most splendid males.

Biology determines that the females are stricter than the males. Males are happy if you can find any partner while the females only mate with the best specimens. A dominant male can gather a whole harem around, while his less successful competitors have difficulty passing on their genes. The aggression of the males has a double function: they pretend that they often do not really have, and they break down the frustration that arises when you are not alphamin.

The behavior of the primates in Berlin outdoor pools also shows that language talent plays an important role. The primates are unable to use language to communicate language to communicate across large rooms. Due to their linguistic ability, people have better grip on the destructive aspects of their biological heritage, since they can form larger communities through stories.

The males of the primate groups cause a stir with their mating standby signal and their aggressive behavior. New males enter the area and try to impress the females. This often leads to aggressive clashes between the males. Dröscher explains that the "balcons" of the young animals is a playful show of strength, but which can lead to a brutal form in crowded territories. But in some cases it is simply aggressive individuals who cause trouble.

While some primate men strive for the pairing of pairing, others show no interest and prefer to deal with other activities. Just like Erol and Efe, two slender "boys" who prefer to read in their graphic novels rather than approach the diving tower. But natural selection ensures that the females only choose the strongest and most splendid males as partners.

Research in Berlin's outdoor pools offers German scientists the opportunity to study the behavior of primates up close and in their natural environment. The findings from this provide valuable insights into the courtship and dominance behavior of these fascinating animals.