Rhesus Play
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Shows and analyzes aggressive play--playfighting and playchasing--among free-ranging rhesus monkeys of La Cueva Island, Puerto Rico. Emphasizes the functions of play as practicing and perfecting fighting and locomotive skills. Explains that the fundamental objective of playfighting is to bite without being bitten, a goal attained in part by climbing atop or behind the play partner. Illustrates these tactical intricacies in a sequence shown at normal speed, then broken down by stop motion into its components, and finally shown again in slow motion. Gives examples of play changing to aggression, emphasizing kinship of the participants.
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Shows and analyzes aggressive play--playfighting and playchasing--among free-ranging rhesus monkeys of La Cueva Island, Puerto Rico. Emphasizes the functions of play as practicing and perfecting fighting and locomotive skills. Explains that the fundamental objective of playfighting is to bite without being bitten, a goal attained in part by climbing atop or behind the play partner. Illustrates these tactical intricacies in a sequence shown at normal speed, then broken down by stop motion into its components, and finally shown again in slow motion. Gives examples of play changing to aggression, emphasizing kinship of the participants., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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