Hunting Activity Among Naturalistically Housed Chimpanzees <em>(</em><em>Pan troglodytes)</em> at the Fundació Mona (Girona, Spain). Predation, Occasional Consumption and Strategies in Rehabilitated Animals
Predatory behavior in wild chimpanzees and other primates has been well documented over the last 30 years. However, as it is an opportunistic behavior, conditions which may promote such behavior are left up to chance. Until now, predatory behavior among captive chimpanzees has been poorly documented...
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| author | Olga Feliu Marina Mosquera Mei Ventura David Riba Miquel Llorente |
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| description | Predatory behavior in wild chimpanzees and other primates has been well documented over the last 30 years. However, as it is an opportunistic behavior, conditions which may promote such behavior are left up to chance. Until now, predatory behavior among captive chimpanzees has been poorly documented. In this paper, we present five instances providing evidence of predatory behavior: four performed by isolated individuals and one carried out in cooperation. The evidence of group predation involved the chimpanzees adopting different roles as pursuers and ambushers. Prey was partially eaten in some cases, but not in the social episode. This study confirms that naturalistic environments allow chimpanzees to enhance species-typical behavioral patterns. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-89522b18de0e43b0a713c97fbfcf8be12022-12-21T23:29:37ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152012-08-012336337610.3390/ani2030363Hunting Activity Among Naturalistically Housed Chimpanzees <em>(</em><em>Pan troglodytes)</em> at the Fundació Mona (Girona, Spain). Predation, Occasional Consumption and Strategies in Rehabilitated AnimalsOlga FeliuMarina MosqueraMei VenturaDavid RibaMiquel LlorentePredatory behavior in wild chimpanzees and other primates has been well documented over the last 30 years. However, as it is an opportunistic behavior, conditions which may promote such behavior are left up to chance. Until now, predatory behavior among captive chimpanzees has been poorly documented. In this paper, we present five instances providing evidence of predatory behavior: four performed by isolated individuals and one carried out in cooperation. The evidence of group predation involved the chimpanzees adopting different roles as pursuers and ambushers. Prey was partially eaten in some cases, but not in the social episode. This study confirms that naturalistic environments allow chimpanzees to enhance species-typical behavioral patterns.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/2/3/363predatory behaviorhuntingcooperative behaviorcaptivitywelfare |
| spellingShingle | Olga Feliu Marina Mosquera Mei Ventura David Riba Miquel Llorente Hunting Activity Among Naturalistically Housed Chimpanzees <em>(</em><em>Pan troglodytes)</em> at the Fundació Mona (Girona, Spain). Predation, Occasional Consumption and Strategies in Rehabilitated Animals Animals predatory behavior hunting cooperative behavior captivity welfare |
| title | Hunting Activity Among Naturalistically Housed Chimpanzees <em>(</em><em>Pan troglodytes)</em> at the Fundació Mona (Girona, Spain). Predation, Occasional Consumption and Strategies in Rehabilitated Animals |
| title_full | Hunting Activity Among Naturalistically Housed Chimpanzees <em>(</em><em>Pan troglodytes)</em> at the Fundació Mona (Girona, Spain). Predation, Occasional Consumption and Strategies in Rehabilitated Animals |
| title_fullStr | Hunting Activity Among Naturalistically Housed Chimpanzees <em>(</em><em>Pan troglodytes)</em> at the Fundació Mona (Girona, Spain). Predation, Occasional Consumption and Strategies in Rehabilitated Animals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hunting Activity Among Naturalistically Housed Chimpanzees <em>(</em><em>Pan troglodytes)</em> at the Fundació Mona (Girona, Spain). Predation, Occasional Consumption and Strategies in Rehabilitated Animals |
| title_short | Hunting Activity Among Naturalistically Housed Chimpanzees <em>(</em><em>Pan troglodytes)</em> at the Fundació Mona (Girona, Spain). Predation, Occasional Consumption and Strategies in Rehabilitated Animals |
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| topic | predatory behavior hunting cooperative behavior captivity welfare |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/2/3/363 |
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