Behavioural Observations
Jun. 2nd, 2009 09:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
patgundOn the way back from Fred Meyer this evening, I saw some interesting behaviour among members of the species H. Sapiens subspecies Greenwood. At first I thought it might be mating displays, but discarded that theory when I noticed it took place between mated pairs.
One pairing was walking north on Greenwood, the other south. When they approached each other, the larger male flapped his arms in an up/down motion, to which the smaller male repeated. The same action with the arms was then repeated between the females, the larger flapping her arms, the smaller repeating the gesture.
I'm forced to conclude this was a method used in this subspecies to establish which is the alpha leader in that tribe, with the beta follower repeating the gesture in a sign of submission to the tribe alpha.
Domination display done and pecking order established, they then embraced and proceeded to verbalize and conduct primate social grooming behaviour.
However, I have to express concerns due to the fact they were conducting this behaviour in the middle of the 85th ave crosswalk while the light was changing, showing poor survival skills. This has forced me to cast doubt on the long-term viability of this particular subspecies of semi-domesticated primate
One pairing was walking north on Greenwood, the other south. When they approached each other, the larger male flapped his arms in an up/down motion, to which the smaller male repeated. The same action with the arms was then repeated between the females, the larger flapping her arms, the smaller repeating the gesture.
I'm forced to conclude this was a method used in this subspecies to establish which is the alpha leader in that tribe, with the beta follower repeating the gesture in a sign of submission to the tribe alpha.
Domination display done and pecking order established, they then embraced and proceeded to verbalize and conduct primate social grooming behaviour.
However, I have to express concerns due to the fact they were conducting this behaviour in the middle of the 85th ave crosswalk while the light was changing, showing poor survival skills. This has forced me to cast doubt on the long-term viability of this particular subspecies of semi-domesticated primate
