Première observation d’un comportement de Leaf Swallowing chez des chimpanzés vivant en captivité à la Réserve Africaine de Sigean, France

Leaf Swallowing (LS) is an atypically slow consumption of often rough leaves, which are rolled and swallowed, one by one, without chewing. This method seems to promote the expulsion of intestinal parasites and/or increase intestinal transit. We report observations of this type of behaviour in a popu...

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Main Authors: Nathan Cazelles-Durand, Ulrich Maloueki, Lyna Rachid, Marielle Beltrame, Fanny Juillard, Désiré Musuyu-Muganza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société Francophone de Primatologie 2020-12-01
Series:Revue de Primatologie
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/primatologie/8231
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