Baboon behavior /
Shows the many facets of baboon (Papio) ecology and social behavior. Filmed in their natural environment of the Nairobi National Park, this piece traces the development of baboons from infancy through juvenile to adult behavior patterns. The program explores the troop, emphasizing factors that foste...
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| Format: | DVD |
| Language: | English |
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University Park, Pa. :
Penn State, Media Sales,
[2008?]
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| Summary: | Shows the many facets of baboon (Papio) ecology and social behavior. Filmed in their natural environment of the Nairobi National Park, this piece traces the development of baboons from infancy through juvenile to adult behavior patterns. The program explores the troop, emphasizing factors that foster social cohesion among the various ages and between the sexes. It also examines the relationship between baboons and other species such as the impala and the lion. Behaviors shown include food preparation, feeding by a handicapped individual, and use of water holes and sleeping trees. Social behaviors include infant play, carrying infants (dorsal and ventral), juvenile play (including play fighting), presenting and grooming. Sexual behaviors include presenting and consort pairs. Behaviors associated with dominance include supplanting, yawning, aggression (chase, threat), redirected aggression and coalition formation. Various food sources for this baboon troop are shown, including grass and parts of the acacia tree. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1961. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (31 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Awards: | Blue Ribbon Award, American Film Festival, New York, 1961, Educational Film Library Association. |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Charles Trotter ; editor, C. Cameron Macauley ; supervision by Irven DeVore, S.L. Washburn. |