van Boekholt, Bas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3399-6938
Clark, Isabelle https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9534-7944
Lahiff, Nicole J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7150-7226
Lee, Kevin C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5606-8683
Slocombe, Katie E. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7310-1887
Wilke, Claudia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6351-0524
Pika, Simone https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-2337
Funding for this research was provided by:
Leakey Foundation
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (DGE 2137429)
American Philosophical Society
European Research Council (724608, 724608, 724608, 772000, TurnTaking)
National Geographic Society (EC-56837R-19)
International Society for Human Ethology
Arizona State University
Universität Osnabrück
Article History
Received: 9 April 2024
Revised: 16 September 2024
Accepted: 16 September 2024
First Online: 3 October 2024
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The present study was purely observational and non-invasive. All applicable national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. In accordance with the German Animal Welfare Act of 25th May 1998, Section V, Article 7, the study was classified as non-animal experiment and did not require any approval from a relevant body. Our research adhered to the legal requirements of the state of Uganda and was approved by the by the Ugandan Wildlife Authority, and the Ugandan National Council for Science and Technology. It followed the recommendations of the ‘Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986’, as published by the government of the United Kingdom, and the principles of “Ethical Treatment of Non-Human Primates”, as stated by the American Society of Primatologists. In addition, the data collection in 2018–20 was approved by the Animal Welfare Ethical Review Board, University of York, UK.