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Same‐sex, non‐reproductive mounts have been observed in a number of primate species and in various social contexts. However, the function of non‐reproductive mounts is still largely unknown. We aimed to test whether non‐reproductive mounts function to assert dominance and as appeasement behavior in male Barbary macaques. We analyzed post‐mount behavior in 54 macaques belonging to two captive groups...