• DOI:10.1002/AJP.1350280103
Corpus ID: 85569302

Insect‐eating by sympatric Lowland gorillas (Gorilla g. gorilla) and chimpanzees (Pan t. troglodytes) in the Lopé Reserve, Gabon

@article{Tutin1992InsecteatingBS,
  title={Insect‐eating by sympatric Lowland gorillas (Gorilla g. gorilla) and chimpanzees (Pan t. troglodytes) in the Lop{\'e} Reserve, Gabon},
  author={C. Tutin and M. Fernandez},
  journal={American Journal of Primatology},
  year={1992},
  volume={28}
}

C. Tutin, M. Fernandez

Published 1992

Biology, Medicine

American Journal of Primatology

Sympatric populations of lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) in the Lopé Reserve in central Gabon consumed insects at similar average frequencies over a 7‐year period (30% versus 31% feces contained insect remains). Data came mostly from fecal analysis supplemented by observation and trail evidence. The weaver ant (Oecophylla longinoda) was the species eaten most frequently by both gorillas and chimpanzees. Other species of insects wore eaten… CONTINUE READING

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