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Bonobos and chimpanzees overlap in sexual behaviour patterns during social tension (2025)
Journal Article
Brooker, J. S., Webb, C. E., van Leeuwen, E. J. C., Kordon, S., de Waal, F. B. M., & Clay, Z. (2025). Bonobos and chimpanzees overlap in sexual behaviour patterns during social tension. Royal Society Open Science, 12(3), Article 242031. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.242031

Sexual behaviour during tense social situations is extensively documented in various animals. Bonobos, our closest living relatives alongside chimpanzees, habitually perform genital contacts during social tension, which is thought to enhance cooperat... Read More about Bonobos and chimpanzees overlap in sexual behaviour patterns during social tension.

Conspecific alarm calls, but not food-associated calls, elicit affect-based and object-based mental representations in a bonobo (Pan paniscus) (2025)
Journal Article
Lahiff, N. J., Clay, Z., Epping, A. J., Taglialatela, J. P., Townsend, S. W., & Slocombe, K. E. (2025). Conspecific alarm calls, but not food-associated calls, elicit affect-based and object-based mental representations in a bonobo (Pan paniscus). Royal Society Open Science, 12(3), Article 241901. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.241901

Non-human vocalizations carrying information regarding external events have been likened to referential words and are thus integral for exploring the origins of linguistic reference. Previous research suggests receivers decode this referential inform... Read More about Conspecific alarm calls, but not food-associated calls, elicit affect-based and object-based mental representations in a bonobo (Pan paniscus).

Contagious Crying Revisited: A Cross‐Cultural Investigation Into Infant Emotion Contagion Using Infrared Thermal Imaging (2025)
Journal Article
Vreden, C., Renner, E., Ainamani, H. E., Crowther, R., Forward, B., Mazari, S., Tuohy, G., Ndyareeba, E., & Clay, Z. (2025). Contagious Crying Revisited: A Cross‐Cultural Investigation Into Infant Emotion Contagion Using Infrared Thermal Imaging. Developmental Science, 28(2), Article e13608. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.13608

Contagious crying in infants has been considered an early marker of their sensitivity to others’ emotions, a form of emotional contagion, and an early basis for empathy. However, it remains unclear whether infant distress in response to peer distress... Read More about Contagious Crying Revisited: A Cross‐Cultural Investigation Into Infant Emotion Contagion Using Infrared Thermal Imaging.