Turns out, the monkeys also love to look at other people's fights. However, they did not try to break up the fighting on the contrary, never interfere in the process. But why such a sight is pleasant? First, formed a "party", where you can establish new contacts, and secondly, after the fight has a chance to get a free servant.

The observation of how two or more people are fighting, is one of the most favorite sights of humanity. At that, no matter what before your eyes is a fight, a real or ritualized, that is the sport of Boxing, wrestling, etc., Because basically all sports are ritualized forms of aggression, in which each party may, and his anger "merge", and preserve his health.

It should be noted that ritualization aggressive behaviour invented not people. In the animal world, this phenomenon is quite common, and in the most different variants. For example, as an imitation of a fight. And here the good examples is the marriage tournament between males poisonous snakes - including our ordinary lebetina Viper (Macrovipera lebetina).

He who has seen this fascinating spectacle, probably, could not understand why two Cavaliers for a long time are nonsense: twist around each other, being extended up, and each of the participants of the contest aims to put his head on one opponent and press it to the ground. Indeed, it is something like a competition on Greco-Roman wrestling, but many do not understand the other is why both opponents are not allowed in the course of poisonous teeth? In this case, the fight ended quickly and without waste of resources rivals (because the muscular activity of the snakes restored for a long time).

However, no misunderstanding here - the fact that no poisonous snake will not use its terrible weapon against their own kind. For in such a fight the outcome is uncertain because defeated at the last moment may bite the winner, and that instead of "hugs" spouses get to that light. It is for males lebetina Viper during the mating season have not killed each other and their kind did not stop their aggressive behavior in the process of evolution has taken the form of ritual struggle, whose head will be higher.

As you can see, ritualizovannaia aggression always appears as a way to avoid unnecessary casualties among aggressive animals. By the way, those living beings that live in packs, it is much more common there first, the life of each individual is of considerable value, for small flock loses its territory. And secondly, it is impossible to pack members all the time fighting - who then the question is, will be to produce food for young looking, well and, in the end, the border guard?

That is why in most cases, gregarious animals fighting, that is, "not seriously" is not using his full military potential and following the many "rules"laid down at the level of instincts. So does the monkeys had their fights safe enough for the participants. However, their victory or defeat each of them takes quite seriously - it depends on his social status and, accordingly, the attached place at the feeders, and also the ability freely to seduce beautiful ladies.

However, so far it's not clear why these fights are always gather a large audience. And those monkeys looking for a fight, not trying to break up the fighting - Nicaraguan individuals are prohibited to interfere in the dismantling of dominants and vsokoreaguye just don't want it, because any intervention may lead to the loss of their own status (hapless "peacemaker" can napadat both parties). So those who look, just enjoy the spectacle. But why they do it - do they have other things to do there?

And recently the British zoologists from the University of Lincoln (UK) discovered the reason of thrust primates to so strange in our view the spectacle. Scientists investigated the behavior of macaques magotos (Macaca sylvanus)that live on the territory of North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula (the only species of monkeys, but the man who lives in Europe) on the territory of Morocco. They filmed on video camera not only fighting, but what happens after them. In the end, was made 191 record, and all this stuff is zoologists have carefully analyzed.

As a result we found one interesting thing. It turns out that after any clashes magothy began to seek out each other parasites in wool, that is, to do the grooming. As we know, this is an important form of conduct for monkeys - so they establish contacts with each other. That is, in this case, the fight seems to be a convenient occasion to gather "party", where all is easier to get acquainted through the implementation of grooming.

But that's not all - it turned out that almost half of the cases the initiators peaceful search parasites were those who watched the fight, in 38 percent of cases their services offered sacrifice, and 13 per cent of the initiative was mutual. However, according to scientists, in the latter case, the monkey, the audience usually has not made any particular effort to persuade partner to grooming. And here are the losers, on the contrary, he actively offered their services on "polishing" wool.

In the end, the researchers realized that such witnesses not so much seek to reduce tensions in the group after the conflict, many choose your servant, that it is too will clean their fur. And, most interestingly, they often get in any individual that before the fight was over vysochanove. However, after the conflict, it has no special significance - as observed, the loser worries over its failure and subject to any requirements fellow man, that is, saves him from parasites, not to take. It is interesting that in this case the grooming is not so much a way of establishing social life as usual hygienic procedure, which the witness of the fight gets nothing.

In conclusion, the authors suggest that, perhaps, the interest in the contemplation of the fights people have inherited from their ancestors under the same sauce. Any such spectacle creates a "party", where it's easy to make new contacts. And in addition, every witness there is always a chance to get a free servant from among the defeated...