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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping Ape
Observation Number (Open Context) 91
Subspecies Pongo pygmaeus morio
Common name Northeast Bornean orangutan
Period of study September 1970 - July 1971
Country or Region Borneo
Method Direct observation
Wet season Unknown
Dry season Unknown
Environment Dry lowland, mixed lowland dipterocarp, seasonally flooded alluvial bench forest
Altitude (m) 30 - 320 (Russon et al 2009)
% Fruit 53.8
% Leaves 29.0
% Flowers 2.2
% Invertebrates 0.8
% Bark and cambium 14.2
Fruit availability peak March and April
Low fruit availability May - July
Percentages Based on time spent feeding
Notes Differences observed in the percentage of foods consumed between males and females. Subspecies classifications and information on data percentages from Taylor 2006.
Reference Rodman 1977
Scanning method Transition times (the time at which one activity begins and another ceases). So the time devoted to each food species or type is recorded.
Full Reference
Rodman, P. S. (1977). Feeding behaviour of Orang-utans of the Kutai Nature Reserve, East Kalimantan. In: T. H. Clutton-Brock (eds) Primate Ecology: Studies of feeding and ranging behaviour in lemurs, monkeys and apes. London, Academic Press Inc. Pages: 384-413. [Available at: ]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "Ape 91 from Asia/Borneo/Mentoko, Kutai Nature Reserve, East Kalimantan, Borneo". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/b7e867d5-0241-4618-a36d-270b7e5b7ac3> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2wh2xk88

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