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Cross‐genus adoption of a marmoset ( Callithrix jacchus ) by wild capuchin monkeys ( Cebus libidinosus ): case report
Author(s) -
Izar Patrícia,
Verderane Michele P.,
Visalberghi Elisabetta,
Ottoni Eduardo B.,
Gomes De Oliveira Marino,
Shirley Jeanne,
Fragaszy Dorothy
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1098-2345
pISSN - 0275-2565
DOI - 10.1002/ajp.20259
Subject(s) - marmoset , callithrix , callitrichidae , biology , zoology , cebidae , ecology
We report a case of interspecies adoption of an infant marmoset ( Callithrix jacchus ) by wild capuchin monkeys ( Cebus libidinosus ). The marmoset was an infant when it was first observed in the capuchin group on 3 March 2004. Since it first appeared it has been observed informally and frequently. In January 2005 systematic observations were made of the marmoset and a capuchin of similar age. Throughout its period of adoption the marmoset appeared to be socially integrated into the group, benefiting from nurturant behaviors exhibited by two successive adoptive “mothers” and pronounced tolerance from all members of the group. This case highlights the flexibility of both Callithrix and Cebus in accommodating variable social behaviors and other characteristics (including size) of social partners. Am. J. Primatol. 68:692–700, 2006. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.