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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping Ape
Observation Number (Open Context) 77
Subspecies Pan troglodytes verus
Common name Western chimpanzee
Period of study August 2006 - July 2007 (2)
Country or Region Senegal
Method Direct observation (2)
Wet season June - October (1, 2)
Dry season November - May (1)
Environment Mosaic habitat, including woodland, grassland, forest, bamboo woodland, gallery forest, and cultivated fields. (1, 2)
Altitude (m) Unknown
% Fruit 60.8
% Leaves 4.3
% Flowers 5.5
% Pith & stems 1.4
% Vertebrates 2.5
% Invertebrates 23.7
% Bark and cambium 2.3
% Other 1.6
Fruit availability peak September - April
Low fruit availability August
Percentages Based on time spent feeding (Bogart & Preutz, 2011).
Notes Termites are consumed all year round, indicating that they are a staple food resource (Bogart & Pruetz 2008). Vertebrate percentages are from Bogart & Pruetz (2008). All other percentages and information are from Bogart & Pruetz (2011)
Reference 1. Bogart & Pruetz, 2008. 2. Bogart & Pruetz 2011
Scanning method Focal animal sampling, combined with instantaneous behavioural scans at 5-minute intervals (Altmann, 1974).
Full Reference
  • Bogart, S. L. and Pruetz, J. D. (2008). Ecological context of savanna chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) termite fishing at Fongoli, Senegal. American Journal of Primatology, 70: 605-612. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.20530]
  • Bogart, S. L. and Pruetz, J. D. (2011). Insectivory of savanna chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) at Fongoli, Senegal. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 145: 11-20. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.21452]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "Ape 77 from Africa/Senegal/Fongoli, Senegal (1, 2)". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/93d105b3-34b0-4f9f-962f-efea9a5be35b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k23209760

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