Impacts of illegal trade on socio-emotional and behavioural skills in macaques

• DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.144232.1
• Publication Date: 2024-03-11T12:00:09Z
• Authors: Amapola Rey; Maria Padrell; Miquel Llorente
• Keywords: Male; Behavior, Animal; macaques; primates; Emotions; socioemotional skills; 05 social sciences; Commerce; Animal Welfare; animal personality; animal welfare; social responsiveness; Laos; Animals; Macaca; Female; 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences; Social Behavior; behavioural skills; Research Article

<ns3:p>Decades of research have illuminated the consequences early adverse rearing experiences in laboratory macaque populations. However, limited knowledge exists about impact traumatic episodes non-laboratory environments. This study delves into repercussions illegal trade on socio-emotional and behavioural skills five species, all victims poaching. We categorised their past seven aspects, encompassing maternal care interactions with conspecifics. assessed social engagement cooperation by analysing behaviours employing Social Responsiveness Scale. Emotional resilience was evaluated measuring anxiety levels occurrence abnormal behaviours, supported a welfare questionnaire. Additionally, introduction Cattell’s 16PF questionnaire macaques for first time aimed to reveal influence personality traits. Our findings emphasise significance exposure. The lack juvenile contact predicts reduced an inclination towards avoidance adulthood. Macaques raised humans tend exhibit more contexts, compromising welfare. Deprivation exposure infancy negatively impacts psychological stimulation overall duration spent correlates heightened levels. Personality traits such as ‘Calmness’ ‘Unfriendliness’ are influenced conditions, deprived interaction during years showing higher introversion. In conclusion, absence life hand-rearing due significantly shape macaques’ emotional skills.</ns3:p>