“…Even after younger siblings were born, some 1-year-old Japanese macaque infants attempted to gain access to the mother's nipples (Yamada and Nakamichi, unpublished). In fact, it is not unusual for 1-year-old infants to resume nursing after the death of a newborn sibling (Nakamichi et al 2004). Among rhesus and Japanese macaques, mothers occasionally carry their newborn infant ventrally and their older infant dorsally at the same time (Kaufmann 1966;Suomi 1995;Nakamichi et al 2004).…”
Section: Possible Functional Significance Of Dorsal Carriagementioning
confidence: 96%
“…In fact, it is not unusual for 1-year-old infants to resume nursing after the death of a newborn sibling (Nakamichi et al 2004). Among rhesus and Japanese macaques, mothers occasionally carry their newborn infant ventrally and their older infant dorsally at the same time (Kaufmann 1966;Suomi 1995;Nakamichi et al 2004). Moreover, some 2-and 3-year-old Japanese macaque juveniles rode dorsally on their mothers when the group became alert and tense due to the sudden appearance of a flying squirrel (Onishi et al unpublished).…”
Section: Possible Functional Significance Of Dorsal Carriagementioning
We surveyed the literature and obtained information from primate researchers and zookeepers to study the distribution of dorsal carriage among 77 simian species including New and Old World monkeys and apes in relation to arboreality and terrestriality, birth (litter) weight relative to maternal weight, and presence or absence of distinct natal coat colors. All New World monkeys are arboreal and commonly carry their infants dorsally. Conversely, arboreal Old World monkeys do not use dorsal carriage, and only some predominantly terrestrial Old World monkeys do so. Whereas lesser apes (which are highly arboreal) do not use dorsal carriage, arboreal as well as more terrestrial great apes commonly carry their infants dorsally. These findings indicate that simple arboreality or terrestriality is inadequate to explain dorsal carriage by monkeys. Infants of small- to medium-sized New World monkeys have relatively high birth weight compared with maternal weight, and are most likely to be carried dorsally than ventrally even on the first postnatal day. In contrast, infants of large-bodied New World monkeys are carried ventrally first and then dorsally up to the end of their second year, albeit increasingly infrequently. Among Old World monkeys, no association was found between mode of infant transport and birth weight relative to maternal weight, but some terrestrial Old World monkeys displaying dorsal carriage tend to do so with older infants, indicating that such behavior enables the mother to transport the infant with lower energy expenditure. Among terrestrial Old World monkeys, infants with distinctive natal coat colors are rarely carried dorsally until the natal coat color changes to adult coloration: infants with distinctive coat colors clinging to the backs of carriers could be highly visible and thus vulnerable to predation. Dorsal carriage by mothers may prolong the affiliative mother-infant relationship.
“…Even after younger siblings were born, some 1-year-old Japanese macaque infants attempted to gain access to the mother's nipples (Yamada and Nakamichi, unpublished). In fact, it is not unusual for 1-year-old infants to resume nursing after the death of a newborn sibling (Nakamichi et al 2004). Among rhesus and Japanese macaques, mothers occasionally carry their newborn infant ventrally and their older infant dorsally at the same time (Kaufmann 1966;Suomi 1995;Nakamichi et al 2004).…”
Section: Possible Functional Significance Of Dorsal Carriagementioning
confidence: 96%
“…In fact, it is not unusual for 1-year-old infants to resume nursing after the death of a newborn sibling (Nakamichi et al 2004). Among rhesus and Japanese macaques, mothers occasionally carry their newborn infant ventrally and their older infant dorsally at the same time (Kaufmann 1966;Suomi 1995;Nakamichi et al 2004). Moreover, some 2-and 3-year-old Japanese macaque juveniles rode dorsally on their mothers when the group became alert and tense due to the sudden appearance of a flying squirrel (Onishi et al unpublished).…”
Section: Possible Functional Significance Of Dorsal Carriagementioning
We surveyed the literature and obtained information from primate researchers and zookeepers to study the distribution of dorsal carriage among 77 simian species including New and Old World monkeys and apes in relation to arboreality and terrestriality, birth (litter) weight relative to maternal weight, and presence or absence of distinct natal coat colors. All New World monkeys are arboreal and commonly carry their infants dorsally. Conversely, arboreal Old World monkeys do not use dorsal carriage, and only some predominantly terrestrial Old World monkeys do so. Whereas lesser apes (which are highly arboreal) do not use dorsal carriage, arboreal as well as more terrestrial great apes commonly carry their infants dorsally. These findings indicate that simple arboreality or terrestriality is inadequate to explain dorsal carriage by monkeys. Infants of small- to medium-sized New World monkeys have relatively high birth weight compared with maternal weight, and are most likely to be carried dorsally than ventrally even on the first postnatal day. In contrast, infants of large-bodied New World monkeys are carried ventrally first and then dorsally up to the end of their second year, albeit increasingly infrequently. Among Old World monkeys, no association was found between mode of infant transport and birth weight relative to maternal weight, but some terrestrial Old World monkeys displaying dorsal carriage tend to do so with older infants, indicating that such behavior enables the mother to transport the infant with lower energy expenditure. Among terrestrial Old World monkeys, infants with distinctive natal coat colors are rarely carried dorsally until the natal coat color changes to adult coloration: infants with distinctive coat colors clinging to the backs of carriers could be highly visible and thus vulnerable to predation. Dorsal carriage by mothers may prolong the affiliative mother-infant relationship.
“…In Primates these include Nakamichi et al ( 1992 ) for birth, Yamada and Nakamichi ( 2006 ) for infanticide, and Nakamichi et al ( 2010 ) for grandmaternal care of grandchildren. In Primate Research , the official journal of PSJ, these include Nakamichi et al ( 2004 ) for birth and maternal behavior, Onishi et al ( 2010 ) for aggression against a flying squirrel, Ueno et al ( 2014 ) for maternal behavior, and Katsu et al ( 2014 ) for stillbirths. Fig.…”
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