adolescents and adult females when pant-grunting to adult males, or threatened by dominant females. Also when prohibiting youngster from approaching infant. See video. reassurance suck See suck in reassurance. reassure Response to submission or fearful expressions. Shown mostly by higher-ranking individuals. Goodalls Reassurance includes pat, touch, embrace, kiss, and groom. Behavioral patterns exist in bonobos, but not in reassurance. 3. See video. rebuff play Ignore play solicitation from another. Cf. solicit play. Cf. Hayakis Paraplay, which is unsuccessful attempt to initiate play with another. See video. reciprocal grooming See groom reciprocally. reconcile de Waal Reconciliation. Post-conflict behavioral patterns between combatants accompanying body contact, such as approach, touch, embrace, mount, kiss with open mouth and groom. Reported from Gombe, Mahale and Ta. Bonobos of Wamba reconcile by approach, touch,