Social play Milo-Jery (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

Social play Milo-Jery

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Seven-year-old female Milo playing with five-year- old male Jery. During such play-wrestling infants often hang upside down

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Tuanan Orangutan Research Project - Mure Wipfli/UZH

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