Hunting Behaviour in Chimpanzees

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Title
Hunting Behaviour in Chimpanzees
Source
ZOOL 567, Fall 2021
Contributor
All visuals and images are from www.canva.com
Creator
Amberiadis, Bailey
Description
This infographic describes the hunting behaviours that are seen throughout the multiple communities of chimpanzees. Infographic covers material regarding why and how chimpanzees hunt, as well as, the influences on hunting which make the behaviour so diverse.
References
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Klein, H., Bocksberger, G., Baas, P., Bunel, S., Théleste, E., Pika, S., & Deschner, T. (2021). Hunting of mammals by central chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) in the Loango National Park, Gabon. Primates, 62(2), 267–278. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-020-00885-4

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Mitani, J. C., & Watts, D. P. (2001). Why do chimpanzees hunt and share meat? Animal Behaviour, 61(5), 915–924. https://doi.org/10.1006/anbe.2000.1681

Pruetz, J. D., Bertolani, P., Ontl, K. B., Lindshield, S., Shelley, M., & Wessling, E. G. (2015). New evidence on the tool-assisted hunting exhibited by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in a Savannah habitat at Fongoli, Sénégal. Royal Society Open Science, 2(4), 140507. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.140507

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Watts, D. P., & Mitani, J. C. (2002). Hunting behaviour of chimpanzees at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda. International Journal of Primatology, 23(1), 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013270606320
Date
December 1, 2021
Category
Feeding and Foraging