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Study finds female mountain gorillas prefer to join 'buddies'

By Nell Greenfieldboyce
Published August 6, 2025 at 3:07 AM CDT

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.

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Nell Greenfieldboyce
Nell Greenfieldboyce is a NPR science correspondent.