The brief survival of free-ranging baboon infants (Papio cynocephalus) after separation from their mothers |
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Authors: | Ramon J. Rhine Guy W. Norton William J. Roertgen Henry D. Klein |
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Affiliation: | (1) University of California, 92521 Riverside, California;(2) University of Washington, 98105 Seattle, Washington |
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Abstract: | The importance of mother — infant attachment in free-ranging primates is illustrated by events culminating in the deaths of two baboon infants a few days after losing their mothers. These two cases are contrasted with those of a severely injured infant, not separated from its mother, which lived, and an animal which lost and refound its troop. Protective behavior of adult males is described. In captivity, separation sometimes produces infant depression; in nature, such depression may be fatal. |
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Keywords: | mother-infant separation Papio cynocephalus survival |
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