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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping Ape
Observation Number (Open Context) 82
Subspecies Pongo abelii
Common name Sumatran orangutan
Period of study 1984 - 2001
Country or Region Indonesia
Method Focal data analysis
Wet season February - May, October - December (van Schaik 1986)
Dry season January, June - September (van Schaik 1986)
Environment Primary tropical rainforest
Altitude (m) 350 - 1000 (Russon et al 2009)
% Fruit 67.5
% Leaves 16.5
% Invertebrates 8.8
% Bark and cambium 2.7
% Other 4.8
Fruit availability peak July - August (van Schaik 1986)
Low fruit availability Unknown
Percentages Based on time spent feeding
Notes Leaves column consists of all vegetable matter, except flowers, which are included in other. Peak leaf emergence comes in December - February, peak flowering occurs in February - April (van Schaik 1986).
Reference Wich et al., 2006b
Scanning method Data collected following the focal individual method (Martin & Bateson, 1986). Every minute an individual's behaviour was scored instantaneously, in 4 behavioural categories: travelling, feeding, resting, and social behaviour.
Full Reference
Wich, S. A., Utami-Atmoko, S. S., Mitra Setia, T., Djoyosudharmo, S. and Geurts, M. L. (2006b). Dietary and energetic responses of Pongo abelii to fruit availability fluctuations. International Journal of Primatology, 27 (6): 1535-1550. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-006-9093-5]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "Ape 82 from Asia/Sumatra/Ketambe Research Station, Gunung Leuser National Park, Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/0a2aaca5-c37c-40cb-ba5f-c06a29fd9d51> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2qr55w29

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