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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping Ape
Observation Number (Open Context) 43
Subspecies Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii
Common name Eastern chimpanzee
Period of study January 1994 - December 2000
Country or Region Democratic Republic of Congo
Method Direct observation, faecal analysis, feeding remains
Wet season September - May
Dry season June - August
Environment Bamboo forest, primary and secondary forest, swamps
Altitude (m) 2600
% Fruit 39.7
% Leaves 30.1
% Flowers 5.1
% Seeds 2.6
% Pith & stems 16.7
% Roots 1.9
% Bark and cambium 1.9
% Other 1.9
Fruit availability peak September - May
Low fruit availability Unknown
Percentages Based on average diet composition
Reference Basabose 2002
Full Reference
Basabose, A.K. (2002). Diet composition of chimpanzees inhabiting the Montane forest of Kahuzi, Democratic Republic of Congo. American Journal of Primatology, 58: 1-21. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.10049]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "Ape 43 from Africa/Democratic Republic of Congo/Kahuzi-Biega National Park, DRC". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/970f5814-1e92-4557-88e8-8a23a7c7e6af> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2pn9fm3p

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