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Old 06-27-2007, 10:57 AM   #3
freshnesschronic
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post
We've know forever they groom each other. Eating the bugs they pick off is certainly insufficient reward for their effort.
If they groom in order to be groomed, then they help in order to be helped.
Grooming is primate behavior, I mean look how much girls love doing each other's hair. I think it isn't for self, I think it's for the other person, at least in human culture, not sure about ape culture.
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