The study of human chemical communication benefits from comparative perspectives that
relate humans, conceptually and empirically, to other primates. All major primate groups rely …

One of the striking features of human social complexity is that we provide care to sick and
contagious individuals, rather than avoiding them. Care-giving is a powerful strategy of …

The endemic lemurs of Madagascar (Lemuriformes: Primates) exhibit great social and
communicative diversity. Given their independent evolutionary history, lemurs provide an …

Only a handful of primate species exhibit the social relationship of pair‐bonding. Efficient
communication is critical for behavioral coordination within pair‐bonds to maintain proximity …

White rhinos, Ceratotherium simum, use dung odours to transmit information about their sex,
age, territorial status (males) and oestrous state. Moreover, as white rhinos defecate in …

The Lake Alaotra gentle lemur (Hapalemur alaotrensis) is one of the 25 most endangered
primates in the world and shows low success rate in captive breeding programmes. It is …

Latrines are accumulations of two to several hundred faeces resulting from the repeated use
of the same defecation sites by the same or several individuals. Many carnivores deposit …

Resting site selection can have important effects on the behaviour and fitness of organisms.
The maintenance of optimal body temperatures (T b) when faced with environmental …

Translocation programs for endangered mammalian carnivores face numerous challenges,
including the potential for lethal interactions between releasees and resident conspecifics …

Harnessing the fear animals have of humans has the potential to aid in the conservation of
wildlife. Most vertebrates perceive humans as “super predators.” While predator cues are an …