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Macaques as Members of a Human Family: Novel and Undocumented Behavioral Insights into Human-Macaque Bonds and the Case of Kaka, Mit, and Puka as Victims of Selective Legal Enforcement Rooted in Generalized Prejudices

2025-06-30

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Macaques, commonly classified as wild animals, are often excluded from consideration as companion animals due to prevailing prejudices and institutional frameworks. However, newly emerging observations reveal that some individuals have formed deep, reciprocal emotional bonds with macaques, integrating them, not merely as pets, but as genuine members of the family. This lifestyle appears to bring greater psychol...

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DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/nfpy2_v1

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