Abstract

The mother-infant relationship in non-human primates is longer-lasting and more intense than it is in most other mammals. One reason for this is that the physical association between primate mothers and infants is very close. Infants cling to their mothers’ bodies almost constantly for at least the first few months of life. The mother provides the infant with food, warmth, transportation and protection.

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