NDLI: Interspecies sexual behaviour between a male Japanese macaque and female sika deer

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Author	Pelé, Marie Bonnefoy, Alexandre Shimada, Masaki Sueur, Cédric
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Interspecies sexual behaviour or ‘reproductive interference’ has been reported across a wide range of animal taxa. However, most of these occurrences were observed in phylogenetically close species and were mainly discussed in terms of their effect on fitness, hybridization and species survival. The few cases of heterospecific mating in distant species occurred between animals that were bred and maintained in captivity. Only one scientific study has reported this phenomenon, describing sexual harassment of king penguins by an Antarctic fur seal. This is the first article to report mating behaviour between a male Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui) and female sika deer (Cervus nippon yakushimae) on Yakushima Island, Japan. Although Japanese macaques are known to ride deer, this individual showed clearly sexual behaviour towards several female deer, some of which tried to escape whilst others accepted the mount. This male seems to belong to a group of peripheral males. Although this phenomenon may be explained as copulation learning, this is highly unlikely. The most realistic hypothesis would be that of mate deprivation, which states that males with limited access to females are more likely to display this behaviour. Whatever the cause for this event may be, the observation of highly unusual animal behaviour may be a key to understanding the evolution of heterospecific mating behaviour in the animal kingdom.
Starting Page	275
Ending Page	278
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00328332
Journal	Primates
Volume Number	58
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	16107365
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Japan
Publisher Date	2017-01-10
Publisher Place	Tokyo
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Heterospecific mating Sexual harassment Primate Macaca fuscata yakui Reproductive interference Zoology Animal Ecology Behavioral Sciences Evolutionary Biology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Animal Science and Zoology

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