Word: whiten
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...answer may be politics, which is hardly confined to human society. Scottish psychologists Richard Byrne and Andrew Whiten believe chimps are positively "Machiavellian" in their efforts to acquire power within a group. In the Mahale Mountains in Tanzania, for instance, Japanese primatologist Toshisada Nishida observed one male chimp shift his support between two more dominant males who needed his allegiance to maintain power. The bigger males curried favor with this artful manipulator by allowing him access to fertile females. When a ruler began to take him for granted, the canny old chimp would shift allegiance to the pretender, thus ensuring...
...Andrew Whiten, the striking difference between monkeys and chimps supports the notion that within primates there is a "mental Rubicon -- not the familiar one with humans on one side and everyone else on the other, but with man and at least the apes on the same side...
...might take a little luck to beat Erin Whiten, New Hampshire's experienced netminder, and the Wildcats' strong defense, especially for a Crimson squad that has been shut out in two of its first three games. But even so, Dooley remains upbeat about what is, in essence, a rebuilding year for the young Crimson. "I see a lot of young players starting to develop a better sense of the game and a better understanding of each other," Dooley said. "We're much more prepared to take on a team of UNH's caliber...