Pregnant monkeys are more likely to miscarry when also nursing an infant (IMAGE)

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Pregnant monkeys are more likely to miscarry when also nursing an infant

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Dr. Charpentier, founder and co-director of the Mandrillus Project, and Dr. Roura-Torres, former PhD in the project and author of the study, observe mandrills in the dense rainforest of southern Gabon. Since 2012, the Mandrillus Project has monitored the world's only habituated population of wild mandrills, providing a unique opportunity to observe their behavior in their natural environment. 

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Alice Baniel (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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