Thanatology in the northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus).
Brazil
Grief
Maternal behavior
Maternal kinship
Journal
Primates; journal of primatology
ISSN: 1610-7365
Titre abrégé: Primates
Pays: Japan
ID NLM: 0401152
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2022
Jul 2022
Historique:
received:
23
11
2021
accepted:
07
05
2022
pubmed:
2
6
2022
medline:
14
7
2022
entrez:
1
6
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Primate thanatology, or the study of primate responses to dying and death, has become increasingly relevant in recent years. However, the number of reports remains small and the quality of published records is highly variable. Here, we extend the literature on comparative thanatology with observations on a population of the northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus). We compiled all seven cases of muriqui responses to dead, dying, or abandoned infants observed by trained researchers of the Muriqui Project of Caratinga between 1998 and 2020. Four different adult females were observed carrying their dead offspring (n = 4) and one of these females was also observed carrying her dead grand-offspring (n = 1). Five of the seven cases involved dead newborns, one involved a newborn abandoned by its mother on the forest floor, and one involved a 1.6-year-old infant that was visibly ill and died after its mother left it on the ground. Dead newborns were carried for 1-3 days, and all cases occurred during the dry season months. No other age-sex classes were observed to interact with the dead or dying immatures. Our observations are consistent with hypotheses concerning the predominance of dead-infant carrying in other primates, and with the effects of climate on rates of corpse disintegration. They also show the value of long-term studies for obtaining and understanding anecdotal records of rare behavior.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35648246
doi: 10.1007/s10329-022-00991-5
pii: 10.1007/s10329-022-00991-5
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
335-342Subventions
Organisme : National Science Foundation
ID : BNS 8305322
Organisme : National Science Foundation
ID : BCS 8619442
Organisme : National Science Foundation
ID : BCS 8958298
Organisme : National Science Foundation
ID : BCS 9414129
Organisme : National Science Foundation
ID : BCS 0621788
Organisme : National Science Foundation
ID : BCS 0921013
Organisme : Henry M. Jackson Foundation
ID : Grant #213
Organisme : University of Wisconsin-Madison
ID : a Hilldale Professorship
Organisme : University of Wisconsin-Madison
ID : a Vilas Research Professorship
Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Japan Monkey Centre.
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