Stereotypical Behaviors in Chimpanzees Rescued from the African Bushmeat and Pet Trade
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Research Site
Age Category | |||
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Sex | Infants and Juveniles | Adolescents and Young Adults | Prime, Mature, and Old Adults |
1–7 years | 8–15 years | 16 years + | |
Males | - | 5 | 4 |
Females | 2 | 3 | 7 |
2.2. Caregiver Interviews
2.3. Chimpanzee Background Information from Interviews
2.3.1. Poco Background Information
2.3.2. Safari Background Information
2.4. Chimpanzee Observations
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Poco Naturalistic Observation Results
Behavioral Context | ||||
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Behavior | Human Oriented (19%) | Solitary (59%) | Affiliating (14%) | Interacting (8%) |
Normal 418 (66%) | 80 (65) | 295 (79) | 30 (35) | 13 (25) |
Abnormal 219 (34%) | 43 (35) | 80 (21) | 56 (65) | 40 (75) |
Total N = 637* | 123 | 375 | 86 | 53 |
3.2. Safari Naturalistic Observation Results
Behavioral Context | ||||
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Behavior | Human Oriented (9.5%) | Solitary (46%) | Affiliating (28%) | Interacting (16.5%) |
Normal 280 (43%) | 23 (37) | 163 (55) | 56 (31) | 38 (36) |
Abnormal 368 (57%) | 39 (63) | 134 (45) | 126 (69) | 69 (64) |
Total N = 648 * | 62 | 297 | 182 | 77 |
3.3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflict of Interest
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Lopresti-Goodman SM, Kameka M, Dube A. Stereotypical Behaviors in Chimpanzees Rescued from the African Bushmeat and Pet Trade. Behavioral Sciences. 2013; 3(1):1-20. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs3010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleLopresti-Goodman, Stacy M., Marjanne Kameka, and Ashlynn Dube. 2013. "Stereotypical Behaviors in Chimpanzees Rescued from the African Bushmeat and Pet Trade" Behavioral Sciences 3, no. 1: 1-20. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs3010001
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