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Pregnant monkeys more likely to miscarry when also nursing an infant, reveals study

A female mandrill with her three-week-old infant in the Gabonese rainforest. (Berta Roura-Torres via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Pregnant monkeys are more likely to miscarry when also nursing an infant, reveals new research.

Pregnant monkeys more likely to miscarry when also nursing an infant, reveals study

A mandrill mother with her dependent infant nibbling at her eyebrow, while her older daughter looks on from behind—a snapshot of the competing demands of motherhood. (Michel Halbwax via SWNS)

Pregnant monkeys more likely to miscarry when also nursing an infant, reveals study

Dr. Charpentier, founder and co-director of the Mandrillus Project, and Dr. Roura-Torres, former PhD in the project and author of the study, observe mandrills in the dense rainforest of southern Gabon. (Alice Baniel via SWNS)

Pregnant monkeys more likely to miscarry when also nursing an infant, reveals study

A female mandrill nurses her infant while resting, surrounded by lush vegetation. (Berta Roura-Torres via SWNS)

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