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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping Ape
Observation Number (Open Context) 16
Subspecies Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Common name Western gorilla
Period of study Study Period 1: September 1998 - August 1999. Study Period 2: July 2003 - June 2004
Country or Region Democratic Republic of Congo
Method Feeding trails, faecal samples and phenology
Wet season September - October
Dry season December - February
Environment Mixed species semi-evergreen forest, monodominant and swamp forests (Doran-Sheehy et al., 2009)
Altitude (m) <400 (Doran-Sheehy et al., 2009)
% Fruit 22.2
% Leaves 51.3
% Pith & stems 15.3
% Invertebrates 4.2
% Bark and cambium 6.9
Fruit availability peak June - September
Low fruit availability October - June (Doran-Sheehy et al., 2009)
Percentages Based on average diet composition
Reference Doran-Sheehy et al., 2006
Full Reference
Doran-Sheehy, D. M., Shah, N. F. and Heimbauer, L. A. (2006). Sympatric western gorilla and mangabey diet: re-examination of ape and monkey foraging strategies. In: G. Hohmann, M. M. Robbins, and C. Boesch (eds), Feeding Ecology of Apes and other Primates. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. Pages: 25-47. [Available at: ]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "Ape 16 from Africa/Democratic Republic of Congo/Mondika Research Centre, boundary of the Central African Republic and the Republic of the Congo". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/e261cb96-1f3b-42e5-8a93-68e162b083a0> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k26h4ww31

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