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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping Ape
Observation Number (Open Context) 71
Subspecies Pan troglodytes verus
Common name Western chimpanzee
Period of study 1976 - 1992?
Country or Region Guinea-Bissau
Method Direct observation
Wet season March - November
Dry season November - February (Yamakoshi et al., 1998)
Environment Primary, secondary forest, savannah
Altitude (m) 550 - 710
% Fruit 52.0
% Leaves 17.9
% Flowers 4.5
% Seeds 6.5
% Pith & stems 15.0
% Bark and cambium 1.6
% Other 1.6
Fruit availability peak January - April (Yamakoshi et al., 1998)
Low fruit availability May - August (Yamakoshi et al., 1998)
Percentages Based on average diet composition
Notes Data taken from Table 2.
Reference Sugiyama & Koman 1992
Full Reference
Sugiyama, Y. and Koman, J. (1992). The Flora of Bossou: its utilization by chimpanzees and humans. African Study Monographs, 13 (3): 127-169. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02382192]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "Ape 71 from Africa/Guinea-Bissau/Bossou, Guinea, West Africa". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/1de6dfe9-2d18-42a9-8d3b-87a3346c7f96> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k29k4pz51

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