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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@micahtredding@sarahdoingthing I quite like this defn. Animals do things that "stand in for" other things. Examples we have so far:
@micahtredding @sarahdoingthing Social grooming (primates). Courtship duets (birds). Ritualized aggression (many species).
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@KevinSimler@micahtredding@sarahdoingthing how about urination territorial marking? Symbolic marking of ownership. -
@TimothyChutes@micahtredding@sarahdoingthing Well that's intriguing. Doesn't feel like ritual to me, but it meets all the criteria. Hm!
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