Changes in Nearest-Neighbor Associations in a Captive Group of Western Lowland Gorillas After the Introduction of Five Hand-Reared Infants

The successful management of a captive gorilla population often necessitates the hand-rearing of infants and their subsequent re-integration into social groups of conspecifics. In the present study we quantified the changes in nearest-neighbor associations in a group consisting of a silverback male, three adult females, and two sub-adult females after the introduction of five hand-reared […]