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Masturbation in captive Hylobates (gibbons)
Author(s) -
Mootnick Alan R.,
Baker Elaine
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
zoo biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1098-2361
pISSN - 0733-3188
DOI - 10.1002/zoo.1430130408
Subject(s) - hylobates , biology , zoology
Masturbation was observed in 9 of 52 captive adult Hylobates (gibbons) over a period of 17 years at the International Center for Gibbon Studies (ICGS). Four females and 5 males masturbated with varying degrees of regularity. The behavior may be related to a disruption in early rearing experiences of Hylobates . This is the first report on masturbation in these animals and documents that this behavior occurs infrequently in captive Hylobates . © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.