True or False: Male primates often inherit their dominance rank from their mother.

Male primates typically do not inherit their dominance rank from their mother. Instead, in many primate societies, male dominance is established through aggressive interactions, displays of strength, and social relationships within their group. While maternal support can play a role in a male's rise to dominance, particularly in certain species, the actual rank is earned and can change throughout an individual's life based on various social dynamics and challenges to authority.

Moreover, in some species, males disperse from their natal groups upon reaching maturity to avoid inbreeding and to establish their own place within a new social structure. This further indicates that dominance rank is not simply inherited from mothers but is influenced by inter-male competition and social hierarchies that are formed after they leave their mother's group.

Thus, the statement is false, as dominance is not directly inherited but instead the result of individual interactions and social dynamics within primate groups.