What are the best examples of ritual (or ritual-like) behavior among non-human animals? (Here's looking at you, @sarahdoingthing.)
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@KevinSimler@sarahdoingthing If by ritual you imply cultural (not genetic) norms see flocking & foraging in cetaceans, primates & corvids.
@bonsai Genetic is OK. Not entirely sure what I mean by ritual though :). What's your best candidate behavior?
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@KevinSimler Ex #1: Dolphin "competitions" in bubble blowing. -
@bonsai Is this ritual? I always categorized it as play. - 2 more replies
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@KevinSimler To me "ritual" means learned social norms (culture), only indirectly endemic to survival, in localized populations. -
@bonsai I appreciate that you give a definition (hence the "like"), I disagree with just about every part of it :)
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