Monkeying Around

There's a study of baboons that showed older baboons, who, after being harassed by young stud baboons, mostly chose to leave their troupes and live in isolation. They just couldn't cut muster with young guns. However, some of those older baboons developed relationships with friendly females while they were young turks trouncing on the old guys. They discovered that when out-strutted by youngsters during their sun-setting years, willing females came out of the woods to comfort and groom them. Those wise old farts recognized a good thing. You know, a banana in hand is worth two on the tree. The old baboons stayed with their troupes. Moral of the story: you old baboons better treat females well during your oats-sowing years if you expect someone else to pick nits out of your elderly asses.