SOME OBSERVATIONS ON PROSIMIAN PERODICTICUS POTTO

Living conditions of three P. potto have been described. It would appear that the one adult female arrived as a juvenile and apparently exhibited some pseudo-oestral behavior prior to what is believed to be her first conception. The behavior of the two males and one female toward two live births has been discussed. It would appear that these pottos behavior toward each other as well as their young is much more social than the literature would lead one to believe. It is suggested that the gestation period is six and a half months or less. A hypothesis is put forward that the major use of the cervical spines is to smooth down the rough edges of the inside of tree trunks where they live in this laboratory as well as in the wild. © 1969 S. Karger AG, Basel.