Social behaviour of the Rhesus Monkey (Mucaca mulatta)

United States, 1947

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Shows large numbers of rhesus monkeys living in a semi-natural environment, with special emphasis on social interactions, both of individuals and of organised groups. The interactions illustrated are those of: male and female, female and young, male and male, female and female, young and young, and male and young. Kinds of behaviour shown include: reproductive, maternal. (NB: Restricted to members of the medical profession and to supervised classes of medical and psychology students.)

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