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In addition to unequivocal means of communication, another important prerequisite for various social interactions is the ability to distinguish and recognize individual conspecifics. In many situations, it appears obvious to the human observer that certain animals know each other individually. This is, however, difficult to prove, and often one can do no better than to make inferences from circumstantial evidence only.
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Leuthold, W. (1977). Individual Recognition. In: African Ungulates. Zoophysiology and Ecology, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81073-2_10
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