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Study shows wild male chimpanzees use stolen food to win over the opposite sex

They say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach and the same could be said for female chimpanzees. Researchers studying wild chimps in West Africa have discovered that males pinch desirable fruits from local farms and orchards as a means of attracting female mates. The study is published in the Sept. 12 issue of the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE.

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