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The Infant Cry of Primates

An Evolutionary Perspective

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Infant Crying

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The evolution of the infant cry is essentially a reflection of the evolution of mammals. The origin of suckling behavior and the delivery of milk from the mother gave rise to the intimacy of prolonged contact, a trait that is almost as diagnostic for mammals as the nursing behavior from which it originates. Along with this intimacy came increased possibilities for individual recognition between mother and infant, resulting in the establishment of affiliative bonds that, at least in many primates, extend well beyond the period of infantile dependency into adulthood.

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  1. Laboratory of Comparative Ethology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20205, USA

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Newman, J.D. (1985). The Infant Cry of Primates. In: Lester, B.M., Zachariah Boukydis, C.F. (eds) Infant Crying. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2381-5_14

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