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10/21/2007: "Monogamous males live longer"

Scientists compared monogamous species with polygynous species, in which each male mates with many females. Males in monogamous species, such as the barnacle goose or the dwarf mongoose, naturally compete less over females than ones in polygynous species, such as the red-winged blackbird or the savannah baboon.

After investigating about 20 different vertebrate species, researchers Tim Clutton-Brock and Kavita Isvaran at the University of Cambridge in England found the more polygynous a species was, the more likely their males were to age faster and die earlier than females.

[ It's easy to be a slut. Be monogamous, and you prosper for being more selective. Young slutty white men and women should pay attention. ]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20071017/sc_livescience/whymalesdiebeforefemales