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50) Social grooming not only helps animals keep clean; it reinforces bonds between related animals and other members of a social group.

Three long-tailed macaques sit together. The adult female
in the center grooms a juvenile on the right.

Notes: Three long-tailed macaques sit together. The adult female in the center grooms a juvenile on the right.
Scientific name: Macaca fascicularis
Photo © by: Roy Fontaine

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