Bonobos live in central Africa. Unlike other mammals that show sexual activity only during a few days of the female's cycle, female bonobos are almost continuously sexually active, and it has been suggested that the bonobo uses sexuality in place of aggression. Their social structure is best described as which of the following?
A) They live in fairly stable groups composed of one male and several females with their young.
B) They live in joint male-female territories and remain socially monogamous for decades.
C) They live in social groups of around 50 animals; males establish a dominance hierarchy.
D) They live in small fission-fusion groups; females band together to ward off aggressive males.
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