necessarily provide allomaternal care exclusively to their siblings. Allomothering is most common in species with close female relationships and relaxed female dominance hierarchies.

Number of allomothers

The number of allomothers involved in the allomaternal care of a single infant varies by species. In hanuman langurs, infants receive allomaternal care from most of the females within the group, while in capped langurs, one adult female typically

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