Notes on the early hand‐rearing of an orang‐utan Pongo pygmaeus

Cole, M; Devison, D.; Eldridge, Patrick J.; Mehren, Kay G.; Rapley, William A.

doi:10.1111/j.1748-1090.1979.tb00578.x

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“…ucing infant great apes to their mothers. Typically this occurs after the infant is weaned from powdered milk formula and relatively independent in its locomotor ability (Cole et al, 1979). In 1988, Brookfield Zoo successfully reintroduced a 5 month-old, hand-reared Sumatran orang-utan Pongo pygmaeus abelii to its mother.…”

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Hand‐rearing and early reintroduction of a Sumatran orang‐utan

Sodaro

Weber

2000

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Hand‐rearing and early reintroduction of a Sumatran orang‐utan

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Weber

2000

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A method for encouraging maternal care in the giant panda

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We developed a method to facilitate maternal care in a giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female that rejected her cub immediately after parturition. After removal of the cub, the female was systematically exposed to a regime of infant‐related stimuli, including a surrogate toy panda, accompanied by infant vocalizations and urine, and the mother's own milk. The female displayed several measures of maternal behavior toward the surrogate, for example, spending 61% of her time holding the surrogate in positions typical for the species. There was some evidence that maternal proficiency increased across the 4 weeks of the experiment. Results also indicate that the female was responsive to both infant vocalizations and urine, but not milk. After a transitional period in which we assisted the female in her efforts to nurse and groom the infant, all maternal care‐giving responsibilities were returned to the mother. Over the next 3 months, the pattern of maternal care followed the species‐typical course of declining mother‐infant contact, grooming, overall interaction time, and responsiveness to the cub's vocalizations. This study marks the first successful reunification of a giant panda mother with an infant separated at birth and, it is hoped, will serve as a model for similar efforts elsewhere. Zoo Biol 19:53–63, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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