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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Innovative social behavior in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
American Journal of Primatology, Volume 70, No. 1, Year 2008
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We present evidence of agonistic buffering in captive chimpanzees, recorded from 1993 until 2005, mainly from ad libitum sampling in over 2000 hr of observation. A total of 33 agonistic buffering episodes were analyzed for context and effects of this complex social behavior. Agonistic buffering was directed at the whole chimpanzee colony as they supported an individual who initially received aggression from the alpha male, independently of the victim's age, sex or social rank. Chimpanzee agonistic buffering behavior is compared with that in other nonhuman primate species, and we describe some particularities of chimpanzee agonistic buffering: the status of the buffers used - socially important offspring such as those from the alpha female - and the social rank of the adult male responsible for the buffering episode - alpha male. Possible functions for this behavior in chimpanzees are suggested as appeasement of group members in a particularly crowded captive setting, and/or as a "forced reconciliation" mechanism. Chimpanzees exhibit behavioral flexibility by adapting themselves to new social and physical situations and use novel behavior to achieve social benefits. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Casanova, Catarina C.N.
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom, Stirling
University of Stirling
Portugal, Lisbon
Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, Universidade de Lisboa
Lee, Phyllis C.
Mexico, Mexico
Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramon de la Fuente
Statistics
Citations: 5
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 5
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Doi:
10.1002/ajp.20456
ISSN:
10982345
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