Redirection of Filial Attachments in Rhesus Monkeys: Dogs as Mother Surrogates

22 March 1974

journal article
other
Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 183 (4130) , 1209-1211
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.183.4130.1209

Abstract

Rhesus infants raised from birth with their mothers, age-mates, or cloth surrogates for periods varying fronm 1 to 10 months were separated from these objects and placed with dogs. Contrary to previous suggestions that were consistent with the notions of a critical period for attachment formation and irreversibility of filial bonds, the monkeys formed strong and specific attachments to their canine surrogates.

Keywords

RHESUS
FILIAL
MOTHER
ATTACHMENTS
MONKEYS
DOGS
SURROGATES
INFANTS
BIRTH
MATES

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