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Why do snow monkeys social groom?

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The female Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata, or snow monkey grooms socially as a means of strengthening existing social relationships, bonding with unrelated groups and preserving hygiene. Grooming behaviors are propagated socially rather than genetically to subsequent generations of macaques.

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