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The Behavior of Young Primates During Adult Copulation: Observations of a Macaca irus Colony 1
Author(s) -
BENEDICTIS TINA
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
american anthropologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1548-1433
pISSN - 0002-7294
DOI - 10.1525/aa.1973.75.5.02a00170
Subject(s) - sexual behavior , zoology , biology , haplorhini , developmental psychology , psychology , virology , virus
Reactions by young monkeys to the adult male's mounts were observed in a Macaca irus colony. Age, sex, and mother dependence of the young monkey present, the mountee's age, sex, and relationship to the observing animal, and variables in the mount itself influenced behavior of a young monkey at a copulation. The interest in mounts shown by young suggests that they enjoy watching copulation and that appropriate sexual behavior may be partially learned by observation of copulation.