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Barbary macaque moms have a curious behaviour: self-suckling 🍼 Dr. Hawks explores this rare phenomenon--possibly to regulate milk flow or cope after infant loss. Reasons are still hypothetical, but you can read more here: 🔗 lnkd.in/eCKNDyfv
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1/10 🐒 Exciting new findings on primate behaviour! Observations of primates consuming their own breast milk are rare, but our recently peer reviewed article dives into this fascinating topic of self-suckling in Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus)
Summarized in this thread :)
7/ 10 📊 Comparisons to other primates, like those re-ingesting semen post-masturbation, highlight potential stress or boredom in captivity as factors. However more research is needed to document breast milk auto-expression in captive settings.
9/ 10🌍 Self-suckling behaviour may vary due to ecological factors, individual quirks, or differences between study sites. More research is definitely needed to understand this under-reported behaviour.
10/ 10🗒️ Dive deeper into the study here
🔗: inandsight.science/journal/p…
4/10 👩🔬 The research team, led by Dr. Hawks, observed these mothers briefly self-suckling to stimulate milk flow before switching their infants from one nipple to the other. Tragically, after their infants' deaths, these mothers self-suckled for longer periods.
5/ 10 -This behaviour is not unique to macaques. There’s a brief report of a wild chimpanzee mother self-suckling following her infant's death, suggesting a potential coping mechanism or physiological need.
🔗: brill.com/view/journals/ijfp…
1/10 🐒 Exciting new findings on primate behaviour! Observations of primates consuming their own breast milk are rare, but our recently peer reviewed article dives into this fascinating topic of self-suckling in Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus)
Summarized in this thread :)
2/10 🤔 Self-suckling has been documented in dairy goats but only rarely in primates. This study offers new insight.
🔗: bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
(1/10)🌟The article on male Asian elephant sociality and the role of mature bulls in shaping young males' behaviours just passed peer review! 📃
– summarized in this thread 😊
(9/10)🧠 But why do mature males intervene? One theory suggests they police younger males' behaviours to mark social boundaries. Another idea is that they redirect aggression, a common trait in complex social animals.
(10/10)🔬 This study highlights the need for more research on male elephant sociality. Understanding these dynamics can improve the welfare of captive elephants and inform conservation strategies worldwide.
🔗 lnkd.in/eA7vsaws