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grooming
(English) A form of contact behaviour in which an individual animal cares for the condition of its own body surface (autogrooming) or the body of a conspecific (allogrooming) by removing dirt, dead skin, parasites, etc. Allogrooming has in important social function, bonding individuals together, for example.

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