Wolf Use of Humanmade Objects During Pup-rearing
Some animals use humanmade objects for building and constructing nests or shelter and even for play. Gray wolves (Canis lupus) gather and use humanmade objects discovered in their natural environment. Gathering humanmade objects is a peculiar behavior particularly when there is no immediately appare...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:41cf7307b06f4df392c603cefb72cc29 2023-05-15T15:49:47+02:00 Wolf Use of Humanmade Objects During Pup-rearing David E. Ausband 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.26451/abc.08.03.06.2021 https://doaj.org/article/41cf7307b06f4df392c603cefb72cc29 EN eng Animal Behavior and Cognition https://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/article.php?id=1278 https://doaj.org/toc/2372-5052 https://doaj.org/toc/2372-4323 doi:10.26451/abc.08.03.06.2021 2372-5052 2372-4323 https://doaj.org/article/41cf7307b06f4df392c603cefb72cc29 Animal Behavior and Cognition, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 405-414 (2021) canis lupus gray wolves human object play play pups reproduction Zoology QL1-991 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.26451/abc.08.03.06.2021 2022-12-31T10:01:02Z Some animals use humanmade objects for building and constructing nests or shelter and even for play. Gray wolves (Canis lupus) gather and use humanmade objects discovered in their natural environment. Gathering humanmade objects is a peculiar behavior particularly when there is no immediately apparent benefit to survival or reproduction. I opportunistically documented 46 different types of humanmade objects with plastic bottles and aluminum cans being the most common items found at wolf pup-rearing sites. Many objects were made of materials that appeared suitable to alleviate pain in teething pups. For some objects, however, it was not immediately obvious that they would alleviate teething pain due to their unpliable material. Additionally, such objects were quite rare in wolves’ natural environment although it was not uncommon to find them at pup-rearing sites. Rare humanmade objects may provide a novelty that stimulates pups more than common objects. I hypothesize that objects used by wolf pups 1) alleviate pain from teething, and 2) provide adults respite from energetic pups. The latter is an important distinction because it implies the benefit of object play is to the adults and not the pups per se. Gathering novel objects that occupy energetic and hungry pups may influence the overall ability of social carnivores to leave young unattended while they hunt, to rest upon their return, and ultimately rear young successfully. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Animal Behavior and Cognition 8 3 405 414 |
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Some animals use humanmade objects for building and constructing nests or shelter and even for play. Gray wolves (Canis lupus) gather and use humanmade objects discovered in their natural environment. Gathering humanmade objects is a peculiar behavior particularly when there is no immediately apparent benefit to survival or reproduction. I opportunistically documented 46 different types of humanmade objects with plastic bottles and aluminum cans being the most common items found at wolf pup-rearing sites. Many objects were made of materials that appeared suitable to alleviate pain in teething pups. For some objects, however, it was not immediately obvious that they would alleviate teething pain due to their unpliable material. Additionally, such objects were quite rare in wolves’ natural environment although it was not uncommon to find them at pup-rearing sites. Rare humanmade objects may provide a novelty that stimulates pups more than common objects. I hypothesize that objects used by wolf pups 1) alleviate pain from teething, and 2) provide adults respite from energetic pups. The latter is an important distinction because it implies the benefit of object play is to the adults and not the pups per se. Gathering novel objects that occupy energetic and hungry pups may influence the overall ability of social carnivores to leave young unattended while they hunt, to rest upon their return, and ultimately rear young successfully. |
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