Brief report: Newborn adoption in a confined group of Japanese macaques

Fuccillo, Roberto; Scucchi, Stefano; Troisi, Alfonso; D’Amato, Francesca R.

doi:10.1002/ajp.1350050310

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“…ARD, 1975 ;RIEDMAN, 1982) might be considered as a kind of explanation of allomothering behaviour, but appears not to be applicable in the case of Group B. In some instances, infants have been found to be brought up by aunts in the Japanese macaque (FuCCILLO et al, 1983) and crab-eating macaque (SAKuRAI, pers. comm.…”

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Allomothering behaviour of new and old world monkeys

Kohda

1985

Primates

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ABSTRACT. The holding or transferring of newborn infants at less than 1 month old by individuals other than the mothers was studied in 24 species of New and Old World monkeys under captive conditions. The observed monkey species could be divided into two types. Group A included eight species of three families where the mothers were tolerant to 'infant transfer' and readily retrieved their infants from other individuals, the frequency of infant transfer being high. The infant transfer of this group was termed allomothering behaviour. Group B included 16 species of two families where infant transfer did not occur at all or its frequency was very low and the mothers were possessive of their infants. Once transfer did occur, the infant could not be reclaimed with ease.The relationships between the two groups and taxonomic status, life forms and social types were evaluated in a total of 45 species from the present study and the literature. Correspondences were found with social type and taxonomic status. That is, species of Group A were seen only in the family or one-male type, except for one species, although none of this group appeared in the Cercopithecinae regardless of social types. The significance of infant transfer is discussed in relation to the participants' responses to it and the correlations between the two groups and social types.

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Allomothering behaviour of new and old world monkeys

Kohda

1985

Primates

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“…In captive Japanese macaques, Fuccillo, Scucchi, Troisi, and D'Amato (1983) reported the case of a mother with a 2-day-old female infant who adopted another female newborn that had been abandoned. In free-ranging Japanese macaques, Ogawa (1998) reported the case of two mothers with male infants who adopted another newborn male infant the day after parturition.…”

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Is There Mother–Infant Bonding in Primates?

Maestripieri

2001

Developmental Review

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The study of mother-infant bonding was stimulated by concepts and data imported from animal research. However, the occurrence of mother-infant bonding in nonhuman primates has not been systematically investigated. Information obtained from naturalistic observations of infant adoption, experimental studies of infant cross-fostering, and studies of mother-infant recognition in primates suggest that the first few days of the postpartum period are a sensitive period for maternal motivation. During this period, primate mothers are highly attracted to infants and motivated to take care of them, and therefore in optimal conditions to bond with their offspring. This does not necessarily imply, however, that bonding cannot occur during subsequent postnatal periods or that small differences in time spent in contact by mother and infant during the early postpartum days have long-lasting consequences for development or parenting. The determinants of temporal changes in maternal motivation during the postpartum period or of individual differences in maternal motivation have been poorly investigated in humans. The primate evidence can stimulate human research in this area and enhance our understanding of some adaptive and maladaptive processes underlying parenting behavior and child development.

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“…When a female dies or is unwilling to care for her infant, another member of (Fuccillo et al 1983) or it may result in the infant's death. When a female dies or is unwilling to care for her infant, another member of (Fuccillo et al 1983) or it may result in the infant's death.…”

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Human Response to Primate Deviance

Zeller¹

1991

Anthropologica

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Brief report: Newborn adoption in a confined group of Japanese macaques

Cited by 14 publications

References 12 publications

Allomothering behaviour of new and old world monkeys

Allomothering behaviour of new and old world monkeys

Is There Mother–Infant Bonding in Primates?

Human Response to Primate Deviance

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