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mk  ·  4395 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: An age old question.

    What do you mean about this fitting with primate behaviour in general?

AFAIK, many non-human primate communities include a male that mates with several females, whereas the females typically mate with only the dominant male. I'm sure that's a simplification, but my general impression is that primate males are more promiscuous by nature. As a result, it would only make sense that human males are relatively more inclined to seek sex when it's a possibility.