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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping Ape
Observation Number (Open Context) 28
Subspecies Pan paniscus
Common name Bonobo
Period of study November 1974 - June 1975, February - March 1979
Country or Region Democratic Republic of Congo
Method Direct observation and faecal analysis
Wet season Severe rainy: September - November, slight rainy: March - May (Kano & Mulavwa 1984 - Wanga and Lomako are very closely situated sites)
Dry season December - February, June - August (Kano & Mulavwa 1984 - Wanga and Lomako are very closely situated sites)
Environment Primary rainforest, patches of secondary growth.
Altitude (m) 390 (Myers-Thompson 2002)
% Fruit 37.7
% Leaves 16.4
% Flowers 4.9
% Seeds 6.6
% Pith & stems 11.5
% Vertebrates 4.9
% Invertebrates 18.0
Fruit availability peak December - March
Low fruit availability March - May
Percentages Based on average diet composition
Reference Badrian et al., 1981
Full Reference
Badrian, N., Badrian, A. and Susman, R.L. (1981). Preliminary observations on the feeding behavior of Pan paniscus in the Lomako forest of central Zaire. Primates, 22: 173-181. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02382608]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "Ape 28 from Africa/Democratic Republic of Congo/Lomako Forest, Democratic Republic of Congo". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/c810ed76-44a9-4e93-9761-20819baa6ce3> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2rf63m4f

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