Food begging and sharing in wild bonobos (Pan paniscus): assessing relationship quality? Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
Food transfers are often hypothesised to have played a role in the evolution of cooperation amongst humans. However, they also occur in non-human primates, though no consensus exists regarding their function(s). We document patterns of begging for food and success rates as well as associated factors that may influence them for wild bonobos at LuiKotale, Democratic Republic of Congo. Our data, collected over 1074 observation hours, focus on 260 ...