Growing old with prides: Male and female lions socialize differently throughout their lives

Published on August 2, 2024

New research from the University of Oxford on wild lions has revealed that males and females experience vastly different changes to their social network throughout their lives, and that this may shape their survival. The study - published in the journal Current Biology - offers new insight into the emerging topic of social ageing: how individuals change their social behaviour with age, and the consequences this has for other parts of their lives.
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