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Interspecific play between free ranging guerezas (Colobus guereza) and vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops)

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Interspecific play, like other interspecific interactions, seems to be rare among free-living primates, despite the fact that polyspecific associations occur quite frequently, especially among forest-living species. A number of instances of play between young guerezas and vervet monkeys are described. This play may be dyadic, individual-group, or group-group and usually involves non-contact types of play. It is suggested that interspecific play is most likely to occur if the ranging patterns of groups of sympatric species remains the same over considerable periods of time, if animals of similar ages are of similar sizes, if social signals associated with play are similar, if play activities are performed in a similar way, and if the temporal organization of play bouts is the same.

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Rose, M.D. Interspecific play between free ranging guerezas (Colobus guereza) and vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops). Primates 18, 957–964 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02382946

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