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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping Ape
Observation Number (Open Context) 27
Subspecies Pan paniscus
Common name Bonobo
Period of study December 1980 - July 1982
Country or Region Democratic Republic of Congo
Method Direct observation, faecal analysis and feeding remains.
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 Terra firma forest, swamplike vegetation and secondary forest
Altitude (m) 390 (Myers-Thompson 2002)
% Fruit 54.0
% Leaves 21.2
% Flowers 4.4
% Seeds 7.1
% Pith & stems 12.4
Fruit availability peak June - July, October - November (interannual variation occurs)
Low fruit availability January - February (interannual varition occurs)
Percentages Based on average diet composition
Notes Pith and stems includes leaf petioles.
Reference Badrian & Malenky 1984
Full Reference
Badrian, N. and Malenky, R. K. (1984). Feeding ecology of Pan paniscus in the Lomako Forest, Zaire. In: R. Susman (eds) The Pygmy Chimpanzee: Evolutionary Biology and Behavior. London, Plenum Press. Pages: 275-298. [Available at: ]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "Ape 27 from Africa/Democratic Republic of Congo/Lomako River, Befale Zone, 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/cf9f1906-1488-4a19-92c1-f3500aca2c0b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2mp5cs77

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