Long-term observations in the Ndoki forest resolve enduring questions about truffle foraging by western lowland gorillas

2024/09/20 by Gaston Abea, Sydney Thony Ndolo Ebika, Sydney T. Ndolo Ebika +7 · 1 voice · 2 citations
Psychology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Primate Behavior and Ecology #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior

paper · doi:10.1007/s10329-024-01151-7

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• ニシローランドゴリラの“土かき行動”はトリュフを食べるための採餌行動だった．トリュフ探しを高頻度で行う群れに加わったゴリラ個体のトリュフ探し頻度が増加したことから，この行動は社会的学習によるものであることを示唆．トリュフとゴリラとの共生関係とも取れる． doi.org/10.1007/s103... [bsky, 18 points, 0 comments]