Social grooming in Tonkean macaques (Macaca tonkeana)

The distribution, form, and contexts of occurrence of social grooming were studied in two captive groups of Tonkean macaques (Macaca tonkeana), using interaction-dependent sampling. The social events surrounding grooming had little influence on its form, the participants' behavior being shaped mainly by physical constraints. Adult females were most often involved in grooming interactions. Grooming between adult females appeared more intimate than that between adult males and females. Kinship and dominance had no effect on the form or distribution of social grooming among adult females. It is concluded that social systems that are characterized by mild dominance relations allow individuals the freedom to interact in the way and with whom they wish.

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