Not lost in translation: Changes in social dynamics in Bonobos after colony relocation and fusion with another group

Caselli, Marta; Malaman, Beatrice; Cordoni, Giada; Guéry, Jean‐Pascal; Kok, José; Demuru, Elisa; Norscia, Ivan

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2023.105905

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2023.105905

|View full text |Cite

Not lost in translation: Changes in social dynamics in Bonobos after colony relocation and fusion with another group

Marta Caselli

Beatrice Malaman

Giada Cordoni

et al.

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2024

Publication Types

Select...

Article1

Relationship

Self Cite0

Independent1

Authors

Journals

Cited by 1 publication

References 34 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

Social play in African savannah elephants may inform selection against aggression

Norscia,

Hecker,

Caselli

et al. 2024

Current Zoology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In social groups, competition for individual advantage is balanced with cooperation, for the collective benefit. Selection against aggression has favoured cooperation and non-aggressive competitive strategies. Because social play is a behavioural system that fluctuates between cooperation and competition, selection against aggression might have especially influenced this behaviour. African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) are a low aggressive species, therefore suitable to investigate this aspect. We collected all occurrences observational audio-video data on social play, aggression/threats, and affiliation on an African elephant colony housed in a 25-ha open space at Parque de la Naturaleza de Cabarceno (Cantabria, Spain) and composed of four family groups (3 immature males, 3 immature females, and 7 adult females) and two adult males. Anticipating the influence of reduced aggression, we found that social play decreased with age, persisting in adults, and that it was highest in males. Social play was associated with affiliation (informing cooperation). Indeed, individuals that were central in the social play network were also central in the affiliation network. For immature subjects, we found a correlation between social play and affiliation sociomatrices. However, such correlation was absent in adults and social play mostly occurred between families. Despite the limitations related to dealing with a small captive group, this study largely supports the idea that the features of social play in African savannah elephants may be related to low aggression. This investigation hints toward a non purely cooperative use of play, possibly as a non-aggressive interaction that accommodates different levels of cooperation and competition.

show abstract

Social play in African savannah elephants may inform selection against aggression

Norscia,

Hecker,

Caselli

et al. 2024

Current Zoology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.

Contact Info

hi@scite.ai

10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614

Henderson, NV 89052, USA

Blog Terms and Conditions API Terms Privacy Policy Contact Cookie Preferences Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

Made with 💙 for researchers

Part of the Research Solutions Family.

Not lost in translation: Changes in social dynamics in Bonobos after colony relocation and fusion with another group

Cited by 1 publication

References 34 publications

Social play in African savannah elephants may inform selection against aggression

Social play in African savannah elephants may inform selection against aggression

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About