title: Sleeping behavior and associations in a group of captive chimpanzees.
abstract: The present study investigated the sleeping behavior and preferences of a group of six adolescent chimpanzees at the Delta Regional Primate Research Center in Louisiana, USA. The study sought to relate sleeping partner preferences to other aspects of social relationships. Comparative observations between those chimpanzee behaviors seen in the wild and in this group are noted.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D005260:Female; D006799:Housing, Animal; D008297:Male; D009425:Nesting Behavior; D002679:Pan troglodytes; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012890:Sleep; D012919:Social Behavior; D013997:Time Factors; D014851:Wakefulness