Mutual Grooming Collection

Sun Conures - preening South America
CLA-690 Sun CONURES - two preening South America Aratinga solstitialis Mary Clay Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Horses - 2 x Norwegian Fjord Pony, grooming each other
USH-471 HORSE - Norwegian Fjord pony, two grooming Equus caballus sp. Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Lion - 5-6 week old cub with mother in den - Masai Mara Reserve - Kenya
SE-399 Lion - 5-6 week old cub with mother in den Maasai Mara Reserve - Kenya Panthera leo Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Haflinger Horses - grooming each other
USH-463 HORSES - Haflinger, two grooming Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Japanese Macaque Monkeys / Snow Monkeys Relaxing and grooming each other amidst the steam of a hot spring Japan
WAT-8296 Japanese Macaque / Snow Monkeys Relaxing and grooming each other in hot spring. Japan Macaca fuscata M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Maasai Giraffe - mother sucking young's ear, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya JFL01224
FL-3088 Maasai Giraffe - mother sucking youngs ear Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya Giraffa camelopardalis tippelski Ferrero Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Wandering Albatross - Pair preening (part of courtship behaviour), Albatross Island, South Georgia, Antarctica
JPF-14280 Wandering Albatross - Pair preening (part of courtship behaviour) Albatross Island, South Georgia, Antarctica, Islands in the southern ocean

Lesser Kestrel - Female preening male. Extremadura, Spain BI002698
COS-1199 Lesser Kestrel - Female preening male Extremadura, Spain Falco naumanni Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Japanese Macaque Monkeys - in water - Joshinetsu Kogen NP - Honshu - Japan

JPF-10209 Japanese Macaque Monkeys - in water Joshinetsu Kogen NP - Honshu - Japan Macaca fuscata Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Two wild Carneddau Ponies mutually grooming on the snow-covered slopes of Pen yr Ole Wen, overlooking Tryfan and Llyn Ogwen. Snowdonia National Park, Bethesda, Wales, UK. December, 2022

Picture No. 12009486
Small Grey Mongoose - pair indulging in mutual grooming on verandah floor - habituated to human presence - visitors to suburban house - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Date:

Burchell's or Plains Zebras TOM 582 Grooming one another - Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
TOM-582 Burchell's / Common / Plains ZEBRA - grooming one another Serengeti National Park, Tanzania Equus quagga burchelli Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display

Sulphur Crested Cockatoos - two birds preening - Victoria Dandenong -Melbourne - Australia
BMD-216 Sulphur Crested Cockatoos - two birds preening Victoria Dandenong -Melbourne - Australia Cacatua sulphurea Brian McDairmant Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Dog JD 16572E Bulldog puppies © John Daniels / ardea. com
JD-16572e DOG - two bulldog puppies John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

African Spoonbill - mutual preening
PS-3702 African Spoonbill - mutual preening Platalea alba Peter Steyn contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Southern Buller's Albatross - mutual preening to maintain pair bond at incubation changeover
DH-2468 Southern Buller's Albatross - mutual preening to maintain pair bond at incubation changeover Thalassarche bulleri Don Hadden contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Burchell's / Common / Plains Zebra LA 639 Equus burchelli © J. M. Labat / ardea. com
LA-639 Burchell's / Common / Plains Zebra Africa Equus quagga burchelli Jean Michel Labat contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Lion - mother grooming playful 5-6 week old cub - Masai Mara Reserve - Kenya *Digitally removed piece of grass in
SE-415 Lion - mother grooming playful 5-6 week old cub Maasai Mara Reserve - Kenya Panthera leo Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cheetah - 6-8 week old cub grooming mother - Maasai Mara Reserve - Kenya
SE-329 Cheetah - 6-8 week old cub grooming mother Maasai Mara Reserve - Kenya Acinonyx jubatus Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cheetah - mother grooming 6 day old cub(s) - Maasai Mara Reserve - Kenya
SE-321 Cheetah - mother grooming 6 day old cub(s) Maasai Mara Reserve - Kenya Acinonyx jubatus Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cheetah - mother grooming 13 day old cubs - Maasai Mara Reserve - Kenya
SE-323 Cheetah - mother grooming 13 day old cubs Maasai Mara Reserve - Kenya Acinonyx jubatus Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Olive Baboon - Adult females grooming (with infant) Gombe Stream Reserve, Tanzania
SE-764 Olive Baboon - Adult females grooming (with infant) Gombe Stream Reserve, Tanzania Papio anubis Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Mountain Gorilla - Social grooming. Virunga Volcanoes National Park - Rwanda. Endangered Species
SE-553 Mountain Gorilla - Social grooming. Virunga Volcanoes National Park - Rwanda. Endangered Species Gorilla gorilla berengei Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display

Black-browed Albatross - breeding pair grooming Steeple Jason, Falkland Islands
SE-447 Black-browed Albatross - breeding pair grooming Steeple Jason, Falkland Islands Thalassarche melanophris Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Black-backed Jackal - 16 week old pups grooming each other. Maasai Mara Triangle - Kenya
SE-650 Black-backed Jackal - 16 week old pups grooming each other. Maasai Mara Triangle - Kenya Canis mesomelas Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Mustangs / Wild Horses - standing in meadow carpeted with wildflowers - Western U. S. - Summer _D3C9239
TOM-1908 Mustangs / Wild Horses - standing in meadow carpeted with wildflowers Western U.S. - Summer Equus ferus caballus Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Barbary Macaque / Ape - grooming - Gibraltar - Europe
RD-127 Barbary Macaque / Ape - grooming Gibraltar - Europe Macaca sylvanus Giacomo Radi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Cheetah - mother grooming 8 week old cub after rain - Maasai Mara Reserve - Kenya
SE-288 Cheetah - mother grooming 8 week old cub after rain Maasai Mara Reserve - Kenya Acinonyx jubatus Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Horse - Shetland Ponies
JD-15931 Horse - two Shetland Ponies John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Cat - Siamese - two kittens in studio grooming each other
LA-6506 Cat - Siamese - two kittens in studio grooming each other Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Japanese Macaque - adult grooming youngster on pool edge - Jigokudani Park - Japan
GET-2095 Japanese Macaque - adult grooming youngster on pool edge Jigokudani Park - Japan Macaca fuscata Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Rhesus Macaque Monkey - cleaning mate, Keoladeo, National Park, India
JR-211 Rhesus Macaque MONKEY- Cleaning mate Keoladeo, National Park, India Macaca mulatta Jagdeep Rajput Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Japanese Macaque - pair of adults grooming - Jigokudani Park - Japan
GET-2105 Japanese Macaque - pair of adults grooming Jigokudani Park - Japan Macaca fuscata Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Japanese Macaque - pair of adults grooming sitting on rock ledge - Jigokudani Park - Japan
GET-2106 Japanese Macaque - pair of adults grooming sitting on rock ledge Jigokudani Park - Japan Macaca fuscata Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Horse - Shetland Ponies
JPF-5777 HORSE - two, Shetland Ponies mutual grooming Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Chimpanzee - mother grooming sub-adult offspring (with three month old infant in lap)
SE-58 Chimpanzee - mother grooming sub-adult offspring (with three month old infant in lap) tropical forest - Western Uganda - Africa Pan troglodytes Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for

Chimpanzee - sub-adult grooming three year old sibling - tropical forest - Western Uganda - Africa
SE-49 Chimpanzee - sub-adult grooming three year old sibling tropical forest - Western Uganda - Africa Pan troglodytes Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Chimpanzee - family group showing social grooming behavior - tropical forest - Western Uganda - Africa
SE-56 Chimpanzee - family group showing social grooming behaviour tropical forest - Western Uganda - Africa Pan troglodytes Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Barbary Macaque - group mutual grooming 
JPF-6964 Barbary Macaque / Barbary Ape / Rock Ape Macaca sylvana - group grooming Macaca sylvanus Calling this species an ape is misleading, for though it lacks a tail

Wandering Albatross - Breeding pair allopreening
JPF-11226 Wandering Albatross - Breeding pair allopreening Diomedea exulans Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Black-tailed Prairie Dog Polar Park, Canada
ED-389 Black-tailed Prairie Dog Polar Park, Canada Cynomys ludovicianus Eric Dragesco Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Barbary Macaques grooming young
DOW-170 Barbary Macaques grooming young. Macaca sylvanus Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Barbary Macaques grooming
DOW-172 Barbary Macaques grooming. Macaca sylvanus Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Masked Booby PS 6247 Sula dactylatra © Peter Steyn / ARDEA LONDON
PS-6247 MASKED BOOBY - two Galapagos Islands Sula dactylatra Peter Steyn Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Pygmy Chimpanzee - grooming
KFO-989 PYGMY / BONOBO CHIMPANZEES - mutual grooming x five Pan paniscus Kenneth W Fink Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Chimpanzee KEL 1078 Grooming. Forests, broken savannas of Senegal, Guinea & Cameroon
KEL-1078 Chimpanzee - adult grooming young Forests, broken savannas of Senegal, Guinea & Cameroon. Pan troglodytes Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Coke's hartebeests - allogrooming
JW-1312 Coke's hartebeests - allogrooming Alcelaphus buselaphus Ardea London Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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"Mutual Grooming: A Universal Language of Affection" In the vibrant rainforests of South America, Sun Conures engage in preening rituals to strengthen their bond and maintain their radiant plumage. Two Norwegian Fjord Ponies gracefully intertwine their manes as they indulge in a heartfelt grooming session. Their friendship knows no bounds. In the vast plains of Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya, a lioness tenderly grooms her 5-6 week old cub inside their den. A mother's love is universal, even among the kings of the savannah. Haflinger Horses share an intimate moment as they groom each other with gentle strokes. Trust and companionship are woven into every touch. A Maasai Giraffe lovingly suckles her young one's ear in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. The nurturing bond between mother and child transcends species boundaries. On Albatross Island in Antarctica, a pair of Wandering Albatross engages in preening as part of their courtship behavior. Love takes flight amidst icy winds and endless horizons. In Extremadura, Spain, a Lesser Kestrel female meticulously preens her male partner. In this avian world, grooming becomes an expression of devotion and partnership. Japanese Macaque Monkeys find solace amidst hot springs' steam in Japan. Relaxing together while gently grooming each other fosters harmony within their tight-knit community. Submerged in water at Joshinetsu Kogen NP on Honshu Island, Japanese Macaque Monkeys continue to forge connections through playful grooming sessions. Water cannot dampen their affectionate spirits. Burchell's Zebras exemplify unity as they groom one another on Serengeti National Park's golden plains in Tanzania. Cooperation strengthens bonds among these majestic creatures. Even Bulldog puppies understand the importance of mutual grooming. These adorable bundles bring joy and love to our lives, reminding us that affection knows no boundaries.