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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Grouping Ape
Observation Number (Open Context) 32
Subspecies Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii
Common name Eastern chimpanzee
Period of study May 1972 - January 1973, July - September 1973
Country or Region Tanzania
Method Direct observation
Wet season November - January
Dry season July - September
Environment Evergreen forest, semi-deciduous forest, woodland, and grassland
Altitude (m) 683 - 1500
% Fruit 35.9
% Leaves 22.2
% Flowers 7.8
% Seeds 4.8
% Pith & stems 7.8
% Vertebrates 4.2
% Invertebrates 6.6
% Bark and cambium 2.4
% Other 8.4
Fruit availability peak November - January, May
Low fruit availability July - October
Percentages Based on average diet composition
Notes Data taken from Table 7
Reference Wrangham 1977
Full Reference
Wrangham, R. W. (1977). Feeding behaviour of Chimpanzees in Gombe National Park, Tanzania. In: T. H. Clutton-Brock (ed) Primate Ecology: Studies of feeding and ranging behaviour in lemurs, monkeys and apes. London, Academic Press Inc. Pages: 504-538. [Available at: https://www.elsevier.com/books/primate-ecology-studies-of-feeding-and-ranging-behavior-in-lemurs-monkey-and-apes/clutton-brock/978-0-12-176850-8]
Suggested Citation

Rebecca Haywood. (2020) "Ape 32 from Africa/Tanzania/Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve, Tanzania". In Database of non-human primate dietary studies. Rebecca Haywood (Ed). Released: 2020-08-21. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/f10b8331-90ea-4d5a-812b-92e1f5de4bf0> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k28g8zp0h

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