# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C11un5csETQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73495922-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ae1df0635b.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-01-08T12:39:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Close friendships increase macaque survival rates 🐒

A study conducted by the University of Exeter revealed a surprising link between friendship and survival. Scientists studied the social behaviours of female macaque monkeys on “Monkey Island” off Puerto Rico, including grooming and time spent together, and discovered that those with strong social bonds were 11% less likely to die in a given year. 
 
#EarthCapture by nobody235monkeys
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#Macaque #MacaquesOfInstagram #AmazingAnimals #Wildlife

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macaque, amazinganimals, earthcapture, wildlife, macaquesofinstagram

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