| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| Grouping | Old World monkey |
| Observation Number (Open Context) | 92 |
| Subspecies | Papio anubis |
| Common name | Olive baboon |
| Period of study | January 1986 - January 1987 |
| Country or Region | Kenya |
| Method | Focal scan sampling, ad libitum, monitoring plnat phenology |
| Wet season | March - July, November - December (Barton 1989) |
| Dry season | January - Febrary, August - October (Barton 1989) |
| Environment | Undulating wooded, bushed grassland and dry woodland. |
| Altitude (m) | 1,600 - 1,700 |
| % Fruit | 13.6 |
| % Leaves | 12.3 |
| % Flowers | 18.0 |
| % Seeds | 10.7 |
| % Pith & stems | 6.9 |
| % Roots | 16.5 |
| % Herbs | 23.9 |
| % Other | 0.2 |
| Fruit availability peak | June (more foods, e.g. herbs were available during the wet seasons) (Barton 1989) |
| Low fruit availability | November (all foods were in short supply during the dry seasons, particularly November - December) (Barton 1989). |
| Percentages | Based on time spent feeding |
| Notes | Herbs are comprised of grasses. |
| Reference | Barton et al., 1993 |
| Scanning method | Continuous recording of feeding bouts and instantaneous recording of point sample data at 120-second intervals. Focal samples were 30 minutes long, including point samples. Feeding bouts began when processing of the food item began and finished when animal ceased orienting towards or handling it. |
| Full Reference |
Barton, R. A., Whiten, A., Byrne, R. W. and English, M. (1993). Chemical composition of baboon plant foods: implications for the interpretation of intra- and interspecific differences in diet. Folia Primatologica, 61: 1-20. [Available at: https://doi.org/10.1159/000156722]
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Has taxonomic identifier
Vocabulary: Food Ontology |
Papio anubis
Vocabulary: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Species Open Context References: Papio anubis |
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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 92 from Africa/Kenya/Chololo Ranch, Mbale Ranch, Ndorobo Reserve, Laikipia Plataeu, Kenya". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/d0246304-5c26-4391-b25b-e898d9dd9265> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2p277833
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