The ratio of males to females in a troupe is generally around one to three, and the dominant male will deliberately "bribe" lower-ranking males-by occasionally allowing them to overstep the bounds of propriety with female troupe members-so that they will chase off outsiders on his behalf.
猴群中，公猴與母猴的比例一般為一比三，猴王也會特意「收買」人心，容忍位序較低的公猴偶爾越權，以為其驅趕外來者。