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Chapter 16 - Primate Ecology: From Forests into Savannas
from Part IV - Evolutionary Transitions: From Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans
Norman Owen-Smith, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
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Only in Africa

Published online:

09 September 2021

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07 October 2021, pp 253-270
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This chapter describes how most primates seek fruits, some still unripe, and fall back on vegetative plant parts or acacia gum, supplemented by some animal matter, when fruits are unavailable. Baboons fall back on underground plant parts during the dry season. Chimpanzees hunt animals opportunistically, while gorillas are strictly vegetarian. Home ranges traversed in savannas are larger than those covered in forests. All primates evade predation by sleeping up in trees or on cliffs overnight. Primate life histories lengthened relative to those of similar-sized ungulates due to their larger brains. Hence mortality losses must be restricted and lifespans extended to compensate. Primate populations are regulated by social interactions and infanticide.