Grooming and touching behaviour in captive ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta L.) |
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Authors: | Geoffrey R. Hosey Robin J. Thompson |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychology, Bolton Institute of Higher Education, Deane Road, BL3 5AB Bolton, England |
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Abstract: | The distribution of grooming and touching behaviours was recorded in a group of captive ring-tailed lemurs. Grooming was found to be performed chiefly by older, higher ranking animals; touching (i.e., “reach out and touch” behaviour) was directed primarily by younger, low ranking animals to older, high ranking individuals. It is suggested that such touching is a submissive gesture in this species. |
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Keywords: | Lemur catta Touching Grooming Submissive behaviour |
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