Evidence for the consumption of arboreal, diurnal primates by bonobos ( Pan paniscus )
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21078765 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Surbeck (0000-0003-2910-2927, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology), Andrew Fowler (0000-0002-0164-9915, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology), Caroline Deimel (0000-0001-9450-7088, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology), Gottfried Hohmann (0000-0002-4923-6095, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 171-174 |
| Publication date | 2009-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Primatology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0275-2565 • E-ISSN: 1098-2345 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajp.20634 |
| PMID | 19058132 |
| OpenAlex | W2123877228 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 23 |
We present evidence for the consumption of a diurnal, arboreal, group living primate by bonobos. The digit of an immature black mangabey ( Lophocebus aterrimus ) was found in the fresh feces of a bonobo ( Pan paniscus ) at the Lui Kotale study site, Democratic Republic of Congo. In close proximity to the fecal sample containing the remains of the digit, we also found a large part of the pelt of a black mangabey. Evidence suggests that the Lui Kotale bonobos consume more meat than other bonobo populations and have greater variation in the mammalian species exploited than previously thought [Hohmann & Fruth, Folia primatologica 79:103–110]. The current finding supports Stanford's argument [Current Anthropology 39:399–420] that some differences in the diet and behavior between chimpanzees ( P. troglodytes ) and bonobos are an artefact of the limited number of bonobo study populations. If bonobos did obtain the monkey by active hunting, this would challenge current evolutionary models relating the intra‐specific aggression and violence seen in chimpanzees and humans to hunting and meat consumption [Wrangham, Yearbook of Physical Anthropology 42:1–30]. Am. J. Primatol. 71:171–174, 2009. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc
Aggression · Arboreal locomotion · Biology · Bonobo · Geography · Habitat · Pan paniscus · Primate · Sociology · Troglodytes · Zoology · Child and Animal Learning Development · Demography · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Psychology · Social Psychology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Ecology
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Fecal carbon and nitrogen isotopic analysis as an indicator of diet in Kanyawara chimpanzees, Kibale National Park, Uganda
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Comparative isotope ecology of African great apes
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Demographic influences on the hunting behavior of chimpanzees
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 0,92 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2021 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |