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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping Old World monkey
Observation Number (Open Context) 20
Subspecies Lophocebus aterrimus
Common name Black mangabey
Period of study October 1972 - September 1974
Country or Region Democratic Republic of Congo
Method Direct observation
Wet season Severe rainy: September - November, slight rainy: March - May (Hashimoto et al 1998) - assuming all sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo have the same seasons.
Dry season December - February, June - August (Hashimoto et al 1998) - assuming all sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo have the same seasons.
Environment Secondary forest
Altitude (m) Unknown
% Fruit 56.7
% Leaves 3.3
% Flowers 4.2
% Seeds 30.5
% Invertebrates 1.6
Fruit availability peak June - July, October - November (interannual variation occurs) (Badrian & Malenky 1984)
Low fruit availability January - February (interannual varition occurs) (Badrian & Malenky 1984)
Percentages Based on time spent feeding
Notes Data taken from Table 8.
Reference Horn 1987
Scanning method Direct contact with the mangabeys was made at hourly intervals
Full Reference
Horn, A. D. (1987). The socioecology of the Black Mangabey (Cercocebus aterrimus) Near Lake Tumba, Zaire. American Journal of Primatology, 12: 165-180. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.1350120204]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "Old World monkey 20 from Africa/Democratic Republic of Congo/Near the Lualaba-Zaire River, 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/cd3e22e0-a19d-42c7-82f5-c617741c8c9b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2c82nk4z

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