Masturbation in captive Hylobates (gibbons)

Publication Type:
Journal Article
Year of Publication:
1994
Authors:
Alan R. Mootnick, Elaine Baker
Publication/Journal:
Zoo Biology
Publisher:
A Wiley Company, Inc., Wiley Subscription Services
Keywords:
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ISBN:
1098-2361
Abstract:

Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430130408.abs Masturbation was observed in 9 of 52 captive adult Hylobates (gibbons) over a period of 17 years at the International Center for Gibbon Studies (ICGS). Four females and 5 males masturbated with varying degrees of regularity. The behavior may be related to a disruption in early rearing experiences of Hylobates. This is the first report on masturbation in these animals and documents that this behavior occurs infrequently in captive Hylobates. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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