| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| Grouping | Old World monkey |
| Observation Number (Open Context) | 102 |
| Subspecies | Papio cynocephalus |
| Common name | Yellow baboon |
| Period of study | September 1974 - August 1975 |
| Country or Region | Kenya |
| Method | Focal scanning |
| Wet season | November - February, March - May |
| Dry season | June - October |
| Environment | Semi-arid short-grass savannah, mosaic woodland |
| Altitude (m) | 1,127 (Hill & Dunbar 2002) |
| % Fruit | 10.0 |
| % Leaves | 15.5 |
| % Flowers | 6.5 |
| % Roots | 31.5 |
| % Herbs | 19.0 |
| % Invertebrates | 1.0 |
| % Other | 15.0 |
| Fruit availability peak | Wet season |
| Low fruit availability | Dry season |
| Percentages | Based on time spent feeding |
| Notes | Percentages are estimated based on Figure 3. Roots are formed of USOs. |
| Reference | Post 1982 |
| Scanning method | Day-long focal animal samples (Altmann, 1974), covering at least 8 days per month. Each individual was continuously observed during one 15-minute interval during each hour of the day. |
| Full Reference |
Post, D. G. (1982). Feeding behavior of Yellow Baboons (Papio cynocephalus) in the Amboseli National Park, Kenya. International Journal of Primatology, 3 (4): 403-430. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02693741]
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Has taxonomic identifier
Vocabulary: Food Ontology |
Papio cynocephalus
Vocabulary: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Species Open Context References: Papio cynocephalus |
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Consists of
Vocabulary: CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM) |
biological material
Vocabulary: Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus Open Context References: biological material |
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Creator
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms) |
Rebecca Haywood
Vocabulary: Database of non-human primate dietary studies |
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Spatial Coverage
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Subject
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms) |
Primates--Feeding and feeds
Vocabulary: Library of Congress Subject Headings Open Context References: Primates--Feeding and feeds |
Suggested Citation
Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "Old World monkey 102 from Africa/Kenya/Amboseli National Park, Kenya". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/c6010405-224e-483c-83f7-2f07fe27e3d0> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2zg70c4n
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