The Warmth of Sarudango: Modelling the Huddling Behaviour of Japanese Macaques (<i>Macaca fuscata</i>)

Huddling behaviour is observed across various mammalian and avian species. Huddling, a behaviour wherein animals maintain close physical contact with conspecifics for warmth and social bonding, is widely documented among species in cold environments as a crucial thermoregulatory mechanism. Interesti...

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Main Authors: Cédric Sueur, Shintaro Ishizuka, Yu Kaigaishi, Shinya Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/23/3468
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