The Lawrence Jacobsen Library
VT0008 Okame, the Case of an Infant-Abusing Macaque Mother

VT0008 Okame, the Case of an Infant-Abusing Macaque Mother
Produced by P. Ragazzini, F. R, D'Amato, R. Fuccillo, et al. [VHS; col., sd.; 20 min.: 1986]

(Narration is in Italian) This film describes the abusive behavior of a Japanese macaque mother. This mother, named Okame, was a wild-born group-living female housed in the Rome zoo. The abuse occurred spontaneously. The film describes 1) the abusive behavior, 2) the quality of the abuser-abusee relationship, and 3) the conditions eliciting abuse.