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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping Ape
Observation Number (Open Context) 68
Subspecies Pan troglodytes troglodytes
Common name Central chimpanzee
Period of study June 1963 - September 1964, July 1966 - February 1969
Country or Region Equatorial Guinea
Method Direct observation, faecal analysis, feeding remains
Wet season Unknown
Dry season May - November
Environment Forest (McGrew et al., 1981)
Altitude (m) 700 (McGrew et al., 1981)
% Fruit 44.8
% Leaves 31.8
% Seeds 7.7
% Invertebrates 3.8
Fruit availability peak September - April
Low fruit availability May - August
Percentages Based on time spent feeding
Notes Fruit is inclusive of arils, berries, drupes and pomes. Leaves include marrow and tender sprouts.
Reference Sabater-Pi 1979
Scanning method Measured the time and frequency of feeding activity
Full Reference
Sabater-Pí, J. (1979). Feeding behaviour and diet of Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) in the Okorobikó Mountains of Rio Muni (West Africa). Ethology, 50 (3): 265-281. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1979.tb01032.x]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "Ape 68 from Africa/Equatorial Guinea/Okorobiko-Matama, Rio Muni, Equatorial Guinea". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/25f45365-37f6-4758-8697-d411e9143dc1> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2x92jp9s

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