Two Unrelated Male Baboons Work Together to Guard a Female

question 56

Multiple Choice

Two unrelated male baboons work together to guard a female in estrus to keep away a more dominant male. This is an example of

• A) mutualism.
• B) altruism.
• C) reciprocal altruism.
• D) kin selection.

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