Deep History: The Architecture of Past and Present by Shryock Andrew & Smail Daniel Lord

Author:Shryock, Andrew & Smail, Daniel Lord [Shryock, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2011-11-06T16:00:00+00:00

FIGURE 15. The mothers, sisters, and daughters in this wild gelada group in Ethiopia have formed a “grooming train.” Geladas live in matrilineal societies in which female kin form the core of each group. (Photo by Jacinta Beehner.)

Primates not only recognize their relatives but also possess knowledge about the kin relations of others. Tape-recorded screams of juvenile vervet monkeys played back to females cause them to look toward the juveniles’ mothers, suggesting that females recognize the bonds between mothers and their offspring.26 Similarly, female long-tailed macaques distinguish pictures of mothers with their infants from those of unrelated individuals.27 On hearing calls mimicking a fight between two individuals, female baboons gaze at the contestants’ relatives.28 In disputes involving female pig-tailed macaques, participants may redirect aggression toward the kin of opponents.29

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