\boxed{32000\pi}A zoologist in the Amazon recorded that a troop of 18 spider monkeys split into three equal subgroups during foraging. After 2 hours, one subgroup returned to the main group, while 4 monkeys from the largest remaining subgroup were tagged and released back in. If the original drinking pool was replenished every time a subgroup of 6 or more monkeys passed by, how many replenishments occurred due to subgroup sizes over this period?

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Title: How Subgroup Dynamics Feature in Amazon Spider Monkey Foraging: A Zoologist’s Breakdown of Pool Replenishments Keywords: spider monkeys Amazon, subgroup behavior, conservation monitoring, drinking pool replenishment, foraging ecology, zoologist field study, group dynamics --- When observing wildlife behavior in dense ecosystems like the Amazon rainforest, understanding how subgroup formations affect resource use becomes crucial for conservation and ecological research. A recent field study by a zoologist tracking spider monkeys offers a fascinating real-world example of how dynamic social structures influence environmental interactions — specifically, how frequent replenishments of a shared drinking pool depend on subgroup sizes.