Investigating the Function of Play Bows in African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus)

• Main Author: Spiotta, Michael
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: CUNY Academic Works 2022
• Subjects: dog; play; play bow; Canis; cand; African; visual signal; Animal Studies; Bower; Canis lupus
• Online Access: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/852; https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1931&context=hc_sas_etds

Play bows are a recognizable communicative signal observed in many carnivores, most notably, members of the genus Canis. Various hypotheses have been set forth to describe the function of play bows within canid social play behavior. To date, evidence suggests that wolves (Canis lupus), domestic dogs...