太行山猕猴的死婴携带行为初报

Observation on Dead-Infant-Carrying Behavior of Rhesus Macaques in Mt.Taihangshan Area,Jiyuan,China

于2012年5月2日至5月28日,采用焦点动物取样法和全事件记录法对河南省济源市五龙口风景区的一个太行山猕猴群(WLK-5)内一例成年雌性的死婴携带行为进行了观察和记录。结果表明:死婴携带持续26d,属长期携带;母亲对死婴的照料行为主要包括携带行为、理毛行为和亲吻行为等;在此期间,母亲行为表现异常:情绪低落、胆小怕人、很少与其他个体接触。本文对猕猴的死婴携带行为进行了初步探讨。

From May 2 to May 28,2012,by using focal animal sampling method,we recorded a case of dead-infant-carrying behavior of female Taihangshan macaque,Macaca mulatta tcheliensis,in Wulongkou Scenic Area,Jiyuan,Henan province,China.The mother carried its dead infant for 26 days,and groomed,kissed the corpse during carrying;the female behaved timorously,and communicated seldom with other individuals than that under normal condition.This result was the first report on dead-infant-carrying behavior in Macaca mulatta,and further research are required on this peculiar behavior in the future.