Differences in play behaviour often illuminate complex ecological parameters and social differences. In primate societies, including humans, individuals acquire information through play. It is adults
The synthesis provided by Kline in the target article is noteworthy, but ignores the inseparable role of play in the evolution of learning and teaching
Unsolicited third-party affiliation occurs when victims of aggression receive a spontaneous affinitive contact from a bystander. Consolation is a specific type of unsolicited third-party affiliation
Peaceful third-party interventions usually occur after an aggressive encounter and can be directed toward the victim or the aggressor. Macaca tonkeana, a cercopithecine species characterized
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