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Comparative ecology of Guinea baboons (Papio papio)
Dietmar Zinner
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Cognitive Ethology Laboratory, Germany Primate Center, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
Department of Primate Cognition, Georg-August-Universität
Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
Leibniz ScienceCampus Primate Cognition, 37077 Göttingen,
Germany
Matthias Klapproth
Cognitive Ethology Laboratory, Germany Primate Center, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
Andrea Schell
Cognitive Ethology Laboratory, Germany Primate Center, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
Lisa Ohrndorf
Cognitive Ethology Laboratory, Germany Primate Center, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
Desalegn Chala
Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1172, Blindern,
0318 Oslo, Norway
Jörg U. Ganzhorn
Institute of Zoology, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
Julia Fischer
Cognitive Ethology Laboratory, Germany Primate Center, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
Department of Primate Cognition, Georg-August-Universität
Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
Leibniz ScienceCampus Primate Cognition, 37077 Göttingen,
Germany
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Short summary
Baboons occur in a large range of different habitats. However, data on the ecology of Guinea baboons were scarce. We provide information on the ranging behaviour, habitat use, and diet of a population of Guinea baboons in the Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal. Home ranges were about 25 km2, and they moved up to 13 km per day. They seem to prefer the more forested parts of their home range near the river. Fruit dominates their diet, and the nuts of the palmyra palm are a year-round food source.
Baboons occur in a large range of different habitats. However, data on the ecology of Guinea...
