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Sources to Look Into

1. Akinyi, Mercy Y, Role of grooming in reducing tick load in wild baboons (Papio cynocephalus), Animal Behaviour, Volume 85, 2013, Pages 559-568.

2. Dunbar R, I, M, Functional Significance of Social Grooming in Primates. Folia Primatol 1991;57:121-131

3. Kulahci, IG, Lemurs groom-at-a-distance through vocal networks, Animal Behaviour, Volume 110, 2015, Pages 179-186.

4. Rathinakumar, A, Social Grooming among Indian short-nosed fruit bats, Behavior, Volume 154, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 37-63.

5. Robert M. Seyfarth, A model of social grooming among adult female monkeys, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Volume 65, Issue 4, 1977, Pages 671-698.

6. Schino, Gabriele, Grooming, competition and social rank among female primates: a meta-analysis, Animal Behaviour, Volume 62, Issue 2, August 2001, Pages 265-271.

7. Seyfarth, Robert M., A model of social grooming among adult female monkeys, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Volume 65, Issue 4, 1977, Pages 671-698.

8. Boccia, M. L., Rockwood, B., and Novak, M. A. (1982). The influence of behavioral context and social characteristics on the physical aspects of grooming in rhesus monkeys.Int. J. Primatol.3:91–108.

9. Moser, Roman., Cords, Marina., Kummer, Hans. (1991). Social influences on grooming site preferences among captive long-tailed macaques. International Journal of Primatology, 1991, Volume 12, Number 3, Page 217. DOI: 10.1007/BF02547585

10. Seyfarth, R. M. (1977). A model of social grooming among adult female monkeys.J. Theor. Biol. 65: 671–698.

11. Smith, W. J. (1977).The Behavior of Communicating: An Ethological Approach, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass.

12. Yerkes, R. M. (1933). Genetic aspects of grooming, a socially important primate behaviour pattern.J. Soc. Psychol. 4: 3–25.

Claire.tucker (talk) 22:42, 16 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Rebecca.quinn5 (talk) 03:11, 17 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Questionable argument

"Primates have been known to fall asleep while receiving grooming."

Not really of a supporting point, given that primates have also been known to fall asleep while not receiving grooming! 86.4.152.167 (talk) 16:24, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

File:Grooming monkeys PLW edit.jpg to appear as POTD soon

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Grooming monkeys PLW edit.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on April 4, 2012. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2012-04-04. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! —howcheng {chat} 16:38, 2 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Picture of the day

Two olive baboons (Papio anubis) engaged in social grooming, an activity that social animals (including humans) engage in to clean or maintain one another's body or appearance. Grooming also reinforces social structures, family links, and builds relationships. It has been best studied among primates, but insects, birds, fish, and other mammals are known to engage in it as well.Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim

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Mutual grooming

I added a sentence, re: Mutual grooming. There should be a redirect; I assume that my annon account disables this ability (or I can't figure out how this is done). Note: 'mutual grooming' is not precisely synonymous with 'social grooming', but close enough. ~E 74.60.29.141 (talk) 05:08, 10 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Scent marking

Some mention should be made regarding scent marking being a part of social grooming (for some animals, at least). I would attempt this, but my hands are full at the moment. As an interesting example, sugar gliders' saliva actually changes while grooming individuals in its colony - a scent compound is added. This helps identify the group; "intruders" are violently expelled. Another example regards cats. Besides being a sign of affection, a cat licking you and/or rubbing against you is communicating "I own you" - note how thoroughly a "foreign" cat will sniff you, if you have recently been "groomed" by your cat. Sorry, I don't have time to hunt down references. If somebody else wishes to tackle this, please do! ~E 74.60.29.141 (talk) 05:33, 11 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

oxycotin

Oxytocin has also been shown to play an integral role in social grooming — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jason rahimzadeh (talk • contribs) 23:48, 26 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Humans

This restructuration remove/merged "In humans" in "Primates" but Personal grooming#Mutual grooming in human relationships still used that anchor. I fixed the link, but at the same time noticed that sources used at the other article were missing here. Just a note, in case someone is interested in improving the Primates section or to restore a Humans one. Thanks, —Paleo Neonate – 17:08, 10 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Bird allopreening

I added a sentence, "Birds engage in allopreening. Researchers believe that this practices builds pair bonds." with a new citation. This was to clarify the type of grooming birds engage in. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JadenGetz (talk • contribs) 20:14, 3 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Social grooming

Social grooming among primates plays a significant role in animal consolation behavior in which individuals engage in establishing and maintaining alliances through dominance hierarchies. It cements pre-existing coalitions, and is used for reconciliation after conflicts. Primates groom socially in moments of boredom as well, and the act has been shown to reduce tension and stress. This video clip depicts Japanese macaques grooming each other at the Jigokudani Monkey Park in Japan.

Photograph credit: Frank Schulenburg

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