From SciTech Daily,
A research study found that male chimpanzees with bullying, greedy, and irritable personalities achieved higher social status and had greater reproductive success than their more submissive and conscientious counterparts. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh and Duke University observed 28 male chimps in Tanzania’s Gombe National Park to determine the impact of personality traits on success. While the benefits of aggressive behavior were clear, the team found no evidence that certain traits were only advantageous at specific life stages, leading them to conclude that other factors, such as environmental or social conditions, may explain the diversity of personalities in chimpanzees.
Long-term research on chimpanzees offers new clues to the puzzle of personality.
A recent study reveals that male chimpanzees with aggressive, bullying personalities attain higher social status and greater reproductive success. Researchers believe that factors like environmental or social conditions might explain the diverse range of personalities observed in chimps.
Throw a tantrum. Threaten, shove aside, or steal from your colleagues. Science confirms, yet again, that brutish behavior can be an effective path to power. And not just in humans, but in chimpanzees, too.
A new study published on April 24 in the journal PeerJ Life and Environment found that male chimps with more bullying, greedy and irritable personalities reached higher rungs of the social ladder and were more successful at siring offspring than their more deferential and conscientious counterparts.
But if that’s the case, researchers ask, why isn’t every chimp a bully?....
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