Mother-infant relations in chimpanzee

Naturalistic observations on the interaction of mother chimpanzees and their infants are reported. The data refer to such behavior as eating the afterbirth, initial acceptance of the infant, grooming, maternal surveillance, maternal encouragement of locomotor activities, development of dependence an...

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Published in:	Journal of Comparative Psychology Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 321 - 359
Main Authors:	Yerkes, R. M, Tomilin, M. I
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore, Md Williams & Wilkins Company 01-12-1935 Williams and Wilkins Co American Psychological Association
Subjects:	Animal Animal Feeding Behavior Animal Grooming Behavior Animal Locomotion Chimpanzees Female Infants (Animal) Mother Child Relations Mothers
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Summary:	Naturalistic observations on the interaction of mother chimpanzees and their infants are reported. The data refer to such behavior as eating the afterbirth, initial acceptance of the infant, grooming, maternal surveillance, maternal encouragement of locomotor activities, development of dependence and independence in the infant, etc. Several plates illustrating typical reactions are included. Bibliography.
ISSN:	0093-4127 0021-9940 0735-7036 1939-2087
DOI:	10.1037/h0055097