A Scots scientist who studied mating monkeys in the jungle is using some of their techniques to help women find the perfect match.
Dr Mairi Macleod's PhD in Mating Strategies sent her to South Africa to observe Samongo monkeys when she was a young student.
The behavioural scientist was amazed at the 'proactive' nature of the females who would leave their male-led troops to find other suitors and bring them back to the family unit, rather than idly 'waiting on their prince charming'.
Now 55, Mairi has been married, had three children and sadly separated, all the while studying and writing about human evolutionary behaviour and attraction.
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