Rasa O A
Z Tierpsychol. 1976 Dec;42(4):337-42.
The responses of a captive family group of 12 Dwarf Mongooses (4 female and 8 male) towards a sick group member were recorded daily for 3 h over a 38 day period (until the animal died), these data being compared with those for a comparable control period. Changes in feeding rank order, resting site, resting duration and grooming frequency and duration were found, these being to the advantage of the sick individual. The probable adaptive significance of such behaviour is discussed.
在38天的时间里（直至该动物死亡），每天对一个由12只矮猫鼬组成的圈养家族群体（4只雌性和8只雄性）对一只患病群体成员的反应进行3小时的记录，并将这些数据与一个可比的对照期的数据进行比较。发现了进食等级顺序、休息地点、休息时长以及梳理频率和时长的变化，这些变化对患病个体有利。文中讨论了这种行为可能的适应性意义。
