Nurturant behavior toward dead conspecifics in free-ranging mammals: new records for odontocetes and a general review
Nurturant behavior toward dead conspecifics has been documented in several free-ranging marine and terrestrial mammals but still remains undocumented and poorly understood for most species. This study describes observations of adults carrying dead calves and juveniles in 7 odontocetes (toothed cetac...
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ftsoutherncu:oai:epubs.scu.edu.au:esm_pubs-4050 2023-05-15T17:53:51+02:00 Nurturant behavior toward dead conspecifics in free-ranging mammals: new records for odontocetes and a general review Reggente, Melissa AL Alves, Filipe Freitas, Luis Cagnazzi, Daniele DB Baird, Robin W Galli, Paolo Nicoulau, Catia 2016-01-01T08:00:00Z https://epubs.scu.edu.au/esm_pubs/3035 https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyw089 unknown ePublications@SCU School of Environment, Science and Engineering Papers Delphinidae mammalian mourning perinatal mortality Physeteridae supportive behavior Environmental Sciences article 2016 ftsoutherncu https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyw089 2019-08-06T13:05:47Z Nurturant behavior toward dead conspecifics has been documented in several free-ranging marine and terrestrial mammals but still remains undocumented and poorly understood for most species. This study describes observations of adults carrying dead calves and juveniles in 7 odontocetes (toothed cetaceans) species and discusses the subject in mammals in general. Observations are based on 14 events from 3 oceans and constitute the 1st records for Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus), spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris), killer whales (Orcinus orca), Australian humpback dolphins (Sousa sahulensis), and sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), as well as presenting additional records for Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus) and shortfinned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Information on how the adults supported and carried the dead conspecifics, on the gender of both adults and dead young, and on the age class of the dead young, is presented. Moreover, a comparison with terrestrial mammals, including a compilation of published literature, and a discussion on possible hypotheses to explain this particular type of behavior are given. The present study helps to corroborate that adults mourning their dead young is a common and globally widespread behavior in long-lived and highly sociable/cohesive species of mammals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Orca Orcinus orca Physeter macrocephalus Southern Cross University: epublications@SCU Pacific Journal of Mammalogy 97 5 1428 1434 |
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Delphinidae mammalian mourning perinatal mortality Physeteridae supportive behavior Environmental Sciences Reggente, Melissa AL Alves, Filipe Freitas, Luis Cagnazzi, Daniele DB Baird, Robin W Galli, Paolo Nicoulau, Catia Nurturant behavior toward dead conspecifics in free-ranging mammals: new records for odontocetes and a general review |
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Nurturant behavior toward dead conspecifics has been documented in several free-ranging marine and terrestrial mammals but still remains undocumented and poorly understood for most species. This study describes observations of adults carrying dead calves and juveniles in 7 odontocetes (toothed cetaceans) species and discusses the subject in mammals in general. Observations are based on 14 events from 3 oceans and constitute the 1st records for Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus), spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris), killer whales (Orcinus orca), Australian humpback dolphins (Sousa sahulensis), and sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), as well as presenting additional records for Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus) and shortfinned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Information on how the adults supported and carried the dead conspecifics, on the gender of both adults and dead young, and on the age class of the dead young, is presented. Moreover, a comparison with terrestrial mammals, including a compilation of published literature, and a discussion on possible hypotheses to explain this particular type of behavior are given. The present study helps to corroborate that adults mourning their dead young is a common and globally widespread behavior in long-lived and highly sociable/cohesive species of mammals. |
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Reggente, Melissa AL Alves, Filipe Freitas, Luis Cagnazzi, Daniele DB Baird, Robin W Galli, Paolo Nicoulau, Catia |
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Reggente, Melissa AL Alves, Filipe Freitas, Luis Cagnazzi, Daniele DB Baird, Robin W Galli, Paolo Nicoulau, Catia |
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Reggente, Melissa AL |
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Nurturant behavior toward dead conspecifics in free-ranging mammals: new records for odontocetes and a general review |
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Nurturant behavior toward dead conspecifics in free-ranging mammals: new records for odontocetes and a general review |
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Nurturant behavior toward dead conspecifics in free-ranging mammals: new records for odontocetes and a general review |
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Nurturant behavior toward dead conspecifics in free-ranging mammals: new records for odontocetes and a general review |
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Nurturant behavior toward dead conspecifics in free-ranging mammals: new records for odontocetes and a general review |
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nurturant behavior toward dead conspecifics in free-ranging mammals: new records for odontocetes and a general review |
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