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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping Ape
Observation Number (Open Context) 19
Subspecies Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Common name Western gorilla
Period of study December 1991 - November 1992
Country or Region Democratic Republic of Congo
Method Faecal analysis, fresh trails and direct observation
Wet season March - November
Dry season December - February
Environment Swamp forest and mixed species forest
Altitude (m) 300 - 400 (Appendices - Great Ape Societies)
% Fruit 63.2
% Leaves 15.9
% Flowers 1.1
% Seeds 9.9
% Pith & stems 7.7
% Roots 1.1
% Bark and cambium 1.1
Fruit availability peak April - September
Low fruit availability October - March
Percentages Based on average diet composition
Notes Pith includes shoots.
Reference Nishihara 1995
Full Reference
Nishihara, T. (1995). Feeding ecology of western lowland gorillas in the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Congo. Primates, 36 (2): 151-168. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02381342]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "Ape 19 from Africa/Democratic Republic of Congo/Nouabale-Ndoki National Park, Republic of Congo". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/193c0c1a-13d4-40d2-be3b-c6d24f82bdc4> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2kp8bw9z

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