Why don female apes stay with one male?
In some species (like gibbons and gorillas) they do, but only in circumstances where they don’t have to compete for food. Gibbons are small and swift, so they can get plenty of food in a small territory, and the male gibbons can defend their resources (both food and mate) against other males. Gorillas are largely vegetarian and live “in a salad bowl”… with food so abundant it places no constraints on their social behavior. So dominant males (silverbacks) are able to protect a “harem” of females and his offspring from other males, and females will stay with him.
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