Grey Duiker Double-Nuzzling Behavior?

• by SarahJenny

  I've seen 2 videos so far in which multiple Small Grey Duikers are eating and as they wander, when 2 come together they do what looks like a "kiss" on each cheek - like the French sometimes greet each other.

  Here they are:
  http://talk.chimpandsee.org/#/subjects/ACP0002ljz

  http://talk.chimpandsee.org/#/subjects/ACP0002fb1

  Posted April 24, 2015 9:22 PM

• by MimiA scientist, moderator

  That's adorable! I did not know they do that!

  Posted April 29, 2015 10:55 AM

• by DataDroid moderator

  I've also seen this behavior a couple times. I made a tag group for "kissing" duikers that includes the hashtag #kiss: http://talk.chimpandsee.org/#/collections/CCPL00001y

  Posted April 29, 2015 11:24 AM

• by NuriaM scientist, moderator

  Hi! it´s a lovely behaviour, I think they put their preorbital glands in contact to check their partner, a certain kind of comunication (sorry for breaking the romanticism). Look: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preorbital_gland

  Posted April 29, 2015 11:40 AM