| Maternal responses to dead infants in Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) in the Baimaxueshan Nature Reserve, Yunnan, China. | |
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PMID: 22274959 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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How a nonhuman primate mother responds to her dead infant is an indication of maternal behavior and perspectives on death. Here we describe three cases of a mother's response toward her dead infant in Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) at Baimaxueshan Nature Reserve in Yunnan, China. The mother, whose infant died at 1 month of age, showed strong maternal affection to the corpse and carried it for 4 days. A mother with a stillborn infant showed similar maternal behavior to her dead offspring, but only held it for 1 day. The mother of an aborted infant abandoned the carcass without carrying it or displaying other forms of maternal behavior. Our results suggest that the mother-infant bond in the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey is strongly influenced by the infants' age. Postdeath infant-carrying behavior could be affected by the combined action of reproductive hormones and the emotional response of the mother. This manuscript represents the first detailed report of a mother carrying her dead infant in this endangered monkey species. |
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Tengfei Li; Baoping Ren; Dayong Li; Yunbing Zhang; Ming Li |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-1-25 |
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Title: Primates; journal of primatology Volume: - ISSN: 1610-7365 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-1-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401152 Medline TA: Primates Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen Xilu, Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China. |
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