The average size for a troop is closer to 40-80 individuals. There are more females in a group than males. There is a dominance heirarchy between both the males and the females. The highest ranking male of the group is dominiant over all other males and females. He usually will have one or two other males, ranking second and third, who help him maintain order.
Adolescent males leave their natal group and find another one to join.
The females stay with the group that their mother belongs to. There is a ranking system between the females that is estab- lished at birth. A daughter assumes the rank just below her mother. The ranking of the females is stable, where as with the males it frequently changes. The dominant male is challenged by other males who want to be in the highest ranking position.