Fur-rubbing with Piper leaves in the San Martín titi monkey, Callicebus oenanthe
2017
R. Huashuayo-Llamocca | R. Huashuayo-Llamocca | E. W. Heymann
We report observations on fur-rubbing with leaves from Piper aduncum by a San Martín titimonkey, Callicebus oenanthe. Fur-rubbing occurred during the transition from the dry to therainy season in a titi monkey group living in a forest fragment in the Moyobambaregion of Peru. Since Piper leaves include very potent compounds that may affectectoparasites, we tentatively interpret the observed fur-rubbing asself-medication.
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