Physical proximity, social dominance are primary factors involved in “contagious urination” behavior.

Phys.org

United Kingdom

Study reveals that, in chimpanzees, peeing is 'contagious'

A new study reported in Current Biology on January 20 is the first to describe a phenomenon researchers refer to as "contagious urinations." The study in 20 captive chimpanzees living at the Kumamoto Sanctuary in Japan shows that, when one chimp pees, others are more likely to follow.

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Researchers at the Kumamoto chimpanzee sanctuary in Japan have described for the first time among these primates a phenomenon typical of humans: the custom of going to the bathroom in a group. The study, published in the magazine 'Current Biology', shows that when a chimpanzee urine is more likely to follow it. They have called it 'contagious mikes'. E 'In humans, urination together can be considered a social phenomenon', says Ena Onishi of Kyot…

Investigadores del santuario de chimpancés de Kumamoto, en Japón, han descrito por primera vez entre esos primates un fenómeno típico de los humanos: la costumbre de ir al baño en grupo. El estudio, publicado en la revista 'Current Biology', muestra que cuando un chimpancé orina, es más probable que otros le sigan. Lo han denominado «micciones contagiosas». E «En los humanos, orinar juntos puede considerarse un fenómeno social», afirma Ena Onish…

La costumbre humana de la micción en grupo puede ser heredada: los chimpancés también lo hacen

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Grupo Vocento

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The human custom of group urination can be inherited: chimpanzees also do.

Whoever pees, pees alone? Not at all, a study shows. When chimpanzees pee near a group, other chimpanzees imitate them. The behavior seems to follow social rules. The exact causes are unclear - but researchers already have a theory.

Wer pinkelt, pinkelt allein? Von wegen, zeigt eine Studie. Wenn Schimpansen in der Nähe einer Gruppe pinkeln, machen es ihnen Artgenossen nach. Das Verhalten scheint sozialen Regeln zu folgen. Die genauen Ursachen sind unklar - doch Forscher haben bereits eine Theorie.

Ticken Menschen ähnlich?: Pinkeln ist unter Schimpansen ansteckend

n-tv.de

Bertelsmann Stiftung

Do humans tick similarly?: Peeing is contagious among chimpanzees

A new study has described a phenomenon researchers refer to as 'contagious urinations.' The study in 20 captive chimpanzees living at the Kumamoto Sanctuary in Japan shows that, when one chimp pees, others are more likely to follow.

Science Daily

Daniel Hogan

United States

In chimpanzees, peeing is contagious

A study carried out in a chimpanzee sanctuary addresses for the first time why individuals in a group tend to pee when others do too. A phenomenon that has so far only been seen in humans and chimpanzees and that, they claim, "has deep evolutionary roots" and "social implications". Read

Un estudio realizado en un santuario de chimpancés aborda por primera vez por qué los individuos de un grupo tienden a hacer pis cuando otros lo hacen también. Un fenómeno que hasta ahora sólo se ha visto en humanos y chimpancés y que, según aseguran, "tiene profundas raíces evolutivas" e "implicaciones sociales". Leer

Los chimpancés también van juntos a orinar: "Es un acto contagioso influido por la jerarquía social"

El Mundo

Cairo Communication

Mediobanca

Diego Della Valle

Madrid

Community of Madrid

The chimpanzees also go together to urinate: "It is a contagious act influenced by the social hierarchy"

A new study reports that primates will synchronize urination with implications for our evolution

Salon

Chris Richmond (entrepreneur)

San Francisco

San Francisco County

California

Contagious peeing discovered in chimpanzees

Behavior: Chimpanzees of lower status imitate the peeing of chimpanzees higher up on the ape rock. Seeing pee makes you pee, at least in chimpanzees: if one…

Gedrag: Chimpansees met een lagere status volgen het piesen van chimps hoger op de apenrots na. Zien plassen doet plassen, althans bij chimpansees: als één…

Voor chimps geldt: zien plassen, doet plassen

NRC Handelsblad

Mediahuis

Netherlands

For chimps, seeing them pee makes them pee

Ars Technica

Advance Publications

Peeing is contagious among chimps

Ena Onishi, a doctoral student at Kyoto University, has spent over 600 hours watching chimpanzees urinating. She has a good reason for all that peeping, though. She is part of a team of researchers that recently discovered that the primates tend to tinkle when they see nearby chimps do the same. In a study published Monday in the journal Current Biology, Ms. Onishi and her colleagues described this phenomenon, which they call contagious urinatio…

DNyuz

Do Chimps Who Urinate Together Stay Together?

People often go to the bathroom in groups, and according to new research chimpanzees do the same, possibly to strengthen group social bonds.

Peeing is contagious among chimps

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