Behavioral characteristics of old female Japanese monkeys in a free-ranging group |
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Authors: | Masayuki Nakamichi |
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Institution: | (1) Faculty of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Yamadaoka, Suita, 565 Osaka, Japan |
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Abstract: | Fourteen female Japanese monkeys of the Arashiyama-B group ranging in age from 11 to 29 years were observed to elucidate the
behavioral characteristics of aging monkeys. A positive significant correlation was found between the occurrences of rest
and age, and a negative significant correlation between the occurrences of auto-grooming and age. Younger female monkeys tended
to be in contact with or in proximity to group members, while older female monkeys tended to spend much more time alone. As
for the grooming interactions, younger female monkeys more often groomed others than did older female monkeys. Also, the former
engaged in grooming more frequently than in being groomed, while the latter spent more time in being groomed than in grooming.
The old female monkeys showed no marked decline in rank, but some of them were surpassed by their adult daughters. |
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