A report of stillbirth and subsequent maternal cannibalism observed in a free-ranging group of Japanese macaques at Awajishima, Japan

• Published in: Primates Vol. 64; no. 6; pp. 573 - 578
• Main Authors: Kaigaishi, Yu, Yamamoto, Shinya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 01.11.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal Ecology; Animals; Behavioral Sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Births; Cadaver; Cannibalism; Cercopithecidae; Evolutionary Biology; Female; Humans; Infants; Japan; Life Sciences; Macaca fuscata; Newborn babies; News and Perspectives; Pregnancy; Primates; Stillbirth; Stillbirth - veterinary; Zoology; Japan; Maternal cannibalism; Comparative thanatology; Japanese macaques; Stillbirth

How primate mothers interact with their dead infants has attracted much attention from primatologists. In particular, the care given to infant corpses has been well documented, and some researchers have employed quantitative analyses to explore the underlying mechanisms of this behavior. In contrast...