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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping Ape
Observation Number (Open Context) 62
Subspecies Pan troglodytes troglodytes
Common name Central chimpanzee
Period of study 1989 - 1992 (Appendix - Great Ape Societies)
Country or Region Democratic Republic of Congo
Method Faecal analysis, feeding traces, direct observation
Wet season March - November (Kuroda et al., 1996)
Dry season December - February (Kuroda et al., 1996)
Environment Monodominant forest, semi-deciduous mixed species and swamp forest.
Altitude (m) 300 - 600
% Fruit 80.0
% Seeds 6.0
% Pith & stems 14.0
% Other 2.0
Fruit availability peak March - November (Kuroda et al., 1996)
Low fruit availability December - February (Kuroda et al., 1996)
Percentages Based on average diet composition
Reference Kuroda 1992, cited in Morgan & Sanz 2006
Full Reference
Kuroda, S. (1992). Ecological interspecies relationships between gorillas and chimpanzees in the Ndoki-Nouabale reserve, northern Congo. In: N. Itoigawa, Y. Sugiyama, G. P. Sackett and R. K. R. Thompson (eds), Topics in Primatology, Volume 2. Tokyo, University of Tokyo Press. Pages: 385-394. [Available at: ]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "Ape 62 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/b2e27fb8-eb21-455d-a5d5-e72e553bb3b3> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k24t6z79g

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