Grumpy as a greying gibbon
04 July 2016 - 09:19
It might worry you that your ageing parents have pruned their social circle. Have most of their friends shuffled off this mortal coil or have they just become too grumpy and introverted to hang out with all the mates they had when they were younger?New research conducted in Germany shows that it is not just human beings who reduce their social circle in their twilight years and that it's perfectly natural.
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