Bibliographic citations
Gutiérrez, G., (2023). Comportamiento de frotación en el primate neotropical Sapajus macrocephalus (Spix, 1823) en el Parque de las Leyendas, Lima-Perú [Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/5990
Gutiérrez, G., Comportamiento de frotación en el primate neotropical Sapajus macrocephalus (Spix, 1823) en el Parque de las Leyendas, Lima-Perú []. PE: Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina; 2023. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/5990
@misc{renati/931896,
title = "Comportamiento de frotación en el primate neotropical Sapajus macrocephalus (Spix, 1823) en el Parque de las Leyendas, Lima-Perú",
author = "Gutiérrez Rivasplata, Grecia Libertad",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina",
year = "2023"
}
The rubbing or anointing behavior is part of the wide behavioral diversity of birds and mammals and has been recorded in numerous ethological studies for both free-living and captive animals. According to previous research, anointing in primates would reduce the ectoparasitic load and strengthen social ties within a family group, contributing to maintaining the general welfare of the individual. The objective of this research was to describe the rubbing behavior of 16 individuals of black capuchin (Sapajus macrocephalus) species, evaluating two captive enclosures called "isla chica" and "isla grande" in the jungle area of Parque de las Leyendas-FBB Zoo, in Lima-Peru. The observations were recorded through the focal animal method. Results: Frequencies of anointing with red onions were identified in eight (8) body regions of S. macrocephalus, where the "Rump and lower back" region was the most rubbed for both sexes. Likewise, the existence of social anointing was determined on both islands, where male individuals presented the longest display of behavior. Subsequently, it was evaluated whether the variables sex, age, and group size are intervening factors in the development of anointing behavior, yielding as results that there are no statistically significant differences (p-value > 0.05) between sexes for the development of anointingg, but there were significant differences (p-value < 0.05) between the "older" and "subadult" age ranges for one of the islands and between the group sizes investigated. Finally, some recommendations are proposed to expand research on the behavior of captive primates.
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