Sentence examples for grooming each from inspiring English sources

Grooming each other as monkeys do.

The regent bowerbird is enjoying his morning shower 50 metres up in the top of the quandong, meticulously grooming each gleaming feather.

There was no competition between them at any time, and the only contacts we recorded were two badgers grooming each other and a pair mating.

Maybe you'll go fully native, posting pictures of each other's outfits on Instagram or Tumblr, fussing over looks like cats grooming each other.

There is a relationship between the amount of time a species spends grooming each other and the size of their social group – chimpanzees live in groups of around 50, so spend a lot of time grooming.

3 p.m. 1) MONKEYING AROUND There's nothing like 200 macaques grooming each other, snuggling together and nibbling on small bananas to make you realize you're not in Kansas anymore.

They may groom each other.

She spent ten minutes watching them groom each other, before they slinked off.

And, crucially for the theory, groups rather than just pairs can "groom" each other this way.

Moreover, animals often seem to groom each other for far longer than is strictly necessary to keep their fur pristine.

Males that groomed each other's bodies frequently and for excessive periods of time were also considered friends.