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We don't just have sex to reproduce—new research suggests that using sex to manage social tension could be a trait that existed in the common ancestor of humans and apes six million years ago.

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“Bonobos and chimpanzees both live in very complex social structures with very rich social interactions that they have to navigate on a daily basis,” says team member Zanna Clay, also at Durham ...

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bonobos and chimpanzees, our use of sex for social reasons is something we have inherited from our common ancestor," said Brooker.

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The researchers say the fact that both bonobos and chimpanzees have sex to ease social tension supports the idea that using sex for social purposes was already present in the last common ancestor ...

More information: Jake S. Brooker et al, Bonobos and chimpanzees overlap in sexual behaviour patterns during social tension, Royal Society Open Science (2025). DOI: 10.1098/rsos.242031 Provided by ...