Event Type
Research Presentation
Academic Department
Biology
Location
Dana Science Building, 2nd floor
Start Date
25-4-2025 1:00 PM
End Date
25-4-2025 2:30 PM
Description
Under the direction of Dr. Renee Godard Allogrooming (cleaning the fur of another conspecific) plays a role in social dynamics of One Male Units (OMUs) in Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas). OMUs are the smallest social grouping of Hamadryas baboons typically composed of one adult male and a few reproductive females as well as juveniles. Bouts of grooming in four baboon OMUs at the North Carolina Zoo were observed. Nearly 75% of the grooming bouts were conducted by adult females with the harem male receiving the attention in most of these bouts. The torso was groomed most frequently and bouts that included the torso and head were longest in duration with bout focused on buttocks being significantly shorter. In addition, most bouts of grooming were preceded by affiliative behavior. These patterns were compared to grooming in other captive populations as well as those in the wild.
Grooming Dyads in Captive Hamadryas Baboons (Papio hamadryas)
Dana Science Building, 2nd floor
Under the direction of Dr. Renee Godard Allogrooming (cleaning the fur of another conspecific) plays a role in social dynamics of One Male Units (OMUs) in Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas). OMUs are the smallest social grouping of Hamadryas baboons typically composed of one adult male and a few reproductive females as well as juveniles. Bouts of grooming in four baboon OMUs at the North Carolina Zoo were observed. Nearly 75% of the grooming bouts were conducted by adult females with the harem male receiving the attention in most of these bouts. The torso was groomed most frequently and bouts that included the torso and head were longest in duration with bout focused on buttocks being significantly shorter. In addition, most bouts of grooming were preceded by affiliative behavior. These patterns were compared to grooming in other captive populations as well as those in the wild.