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Journal of Guangxi Normal University(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2010, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (3): 75-79.

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Sexual Differences of Infants in Playing among Captive Assamese Macaques

JIANG Xia^1,2, ZHOU Qi-hai^1,2, HUANG Xue-man^1,2, ZHANG Cai-chang³, HUANG Cheng-ming⁴

1. College of Life Sciences,Guangxi Normal University,Guilin Guangxi 541004,China;
2. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering,Protection and Assessment,Guilin Guangxi 541004,China;
3. Nanning Zoo,Nanning Guangxi 530007,China;
4. Institute of Zoology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100101,China

Received:2010-04-25 Online:2010-09-20 Published:2023-02-06

Abstract

Abstract: Playing behavior of infants were studied in a group of captive Assamesemacaques (Macaca assamensis) in Nanning Zoo,Guangxi,from August 15 to October 25.2 290 playing bouts were recorded in 42 days of observations (210 hours ofobservations) with focal animal sampling and continuous recording.The results indicated that male infants spent significantly more time,exhibited significantly higher frequency in social playing (special fight playing) than females,andwere more active than females as well.They preferred to play with other malesof same age.These results support the motor training hypothesis.The patterns of playing changed with infant's age.Nonsocial play (special solitary locomotor play) declined significantly while social play increased.Moreover,infantswere more active in social play.

Key words: assamese macaque, playing, sex difference

CLC Number:

Q959.848

JIANG Xia, ZHOU Qi-hai, HUANG Xue-man, ZHANG Cai-chang, HUANG Cheng-ming. Sexual Differences of Infants in Playing among Captive Assamese Macaques[J].Journal of Guangxi Normal University(Natural Science Edition), 2010, 28(3): 75-79.

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