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as in the case of grooming and yawning. Instead, the researchers found that rank played a role. Low-ranking individuals were more likely than others to start peeing if a chimp nearby did.

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long scratch that invites grooming; and a two-footed stomp that means “Stop that!” No other chimpanzees are known to use the hand-eye gesture like Lindsay and Beryl do. It’s their own ...

Social closeness, measured by time in close proximity and grooming with another chimpanzee, had no effect on the peeing phenomenon — unlike with social yawning, which increases in socially ...

Scientists suggest captive chimpanzees engage in ‘socially contagious ... based on how much time they spend grooming or hanging out with each other—did not appear to influence the contagious ...

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Chimpanzees living at the Kumamoto Sanctuary ... social relationships (like socially close pairs, evidenced by mutual grooming and similar behaviors) influenced contagious urination.

According to Live Science, social proximity was not the determining factor in which chimpanzee followed another in urination, unlike grooming and yawning. "This is the first study to investigate ...