1997/12/01 by Renee Richer, Ian M. Coulson, M Heath · 48 citations
Environmental Science · Psychology · Veterinary · #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation #Primate Behavior and Ecology #Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies #Foraging #Ecology #Vegetation (pathology) #Predation #Cape #Geography #Ethogram #Pangolin #Biology
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2028.1997.101-89101.x
published in African Journal of Ecology 35(4), 361-369 (Wiley)
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An ethogram was developed for the foraging Cape pangolin in order to construct activity budgets. Behaviour was classified into seven categories and nine types of feeding sites were recorded. Activity budgets of animals foraging in different vegetation types are presented to illustrate the importance of vegetation on behaviour patterns and feeding site utilization. Availability of feeding sites may depend on the vegetation type with trees, shrubs and woody debris comprising most feeding sites. Seven prey species were recorded. One animal displayed strictly diurnal activity which suggests greater variability in activity patterns than previously thought.