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Study finds female mountain gorillas prefer to join 'buddies'

By Nell Greenfieldboyce

Published August 6, 2025 at 4:07 AM EDT

A long-term study of mountain gorillas finds that when female gorillas move into a new group, they pick one that contains buddies they've lived with before.

Nell Greenfieldboyce

Nell Greenfieldboyce is a NPR science correspondent.

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