Most male monkey spend most of their time fighting other males over female monkeys, even though they live in a groups with other males. So they stayed stressed out because of all the fighting they go through of a day. These monkeys are more likely to not get the ease of the other monkeys who have bonded. http://i.huffpost.com/
https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/science-ticker/male-monkeys-social-bonds-may-ease-everyday-stress?tgt=nrBy studying these primates, scientists found that males with strong social bonds with other males had lower stress hormones in their feces than males with weaker bonds. The results say that the stress-reducing benefit of friendship extends beyond that seen among females and pair-living animals.
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