First evidence of prey capture and meat eating by wild Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys in Yunnan, China
Most extant nonhuman primates occasionally prey on fast-moving, warm-blooded animals; however, Indriidae, Lepilemuridae, and Colobinae either scavenged for meat or did not eat meat at all. Here we report six cases of animal consumption by the snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) in a wild, habitu...
Main Author: | Baoping REN, Dayong LI, Zhijin LIU, Baoguo LI, Fuwen WEI, Ming LI |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2010-04-01
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Series: | Current Zoology |
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Online Access: | http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=11471 |
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