Impala (Aepyceros melampus) associate with olive baboons (Papio anubis) for feeding and security in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-241
Author(s):  
Brooke R. Davis ◽  
James J. Ebersole
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Papio Anubis ◽  
Olive Baboons ◽  
Tarangire National Park ◽  
Aepyceros Melampus

scholarly journals Post-copulatory behavior of olive baboons (Papio anubis) infected by Treponema pallidum

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filipa M. D. Paciência ◽  
Idrissa S. Chuma ◽  
Iddi F. Lipende ◽  
Sascha Knauf ◽  
Dietmar Zinner
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Nonhuman Primates ◽  
Treponema Pallidum ◽  
Copulatory Behavior ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Papio Anubis ◽  
Mating Patterns ◽  
Olive Baboons ◽  
Skin Ulcers ◽  
Skin Ulcerations

AbstractIn nonhuman primates pathogens are known to exert a profound and pervasive cost on various aspects of their sociality and reproduction. In olive baboons (Papio anubis) at Lake Manyara National Park, genital skin ulcers caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue lead to mating avoidance in females and altered mating patterns at a pre-copulatory and copulatory level. Beyond this level, sexual behavior comprises also post-copulatory interactions among the sexual partners. To investigate whether the presence of genital skin ulcers has an impact at the post-copulatory level, we analyzed 517 copulation events of 32 cycling females and 29 males. The occurrence of post-copulatory behaviors (i.e., copulation calls, darting [female rapid withdraw from the male] and post-copulatory grooming) was not altered by the presence of genital skin ulcerations. Similarly to other baboon populations, females of our group were more likely to utter copulation calls after ejaculatory copulation. The likelihood of darting was higher after ejaculatory copulations and with the presence of copulation calls. Post-copulatory grooming was rarely observed but when it occurred, males groomed females for longer periods when females uttered copulation calls during, or preceding mating. Our results indicate that despite the presence of conspicuous genital skin ulcers, the post-copulatory behavior was not affected by the genital health status of the dyad. This suggests that infection cues play a major role before and during mating but do not affect post-copulatory behavior.

A Survey of Gastrointestinal Parasites of Olive Baboons (Papio anubis) in Human Settlement Areas of Mole National Park, Ghana

2012 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
pp. 885-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadie J. Ryan ◽  
Justin S. Brashares ◽  
Chesley Walsh ◽  
Katherine Milbers ◽  
Cailean Kilroy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Gastrointestinal Parasites ◽  
Human Settlement ◽  
Papio Anubis ◽  
Olive Baboons ◽  
Settlement Areas

scholarly journals Primates crop raiding situation on farmlands adjacent to South-West of Mole National Park, Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. D. Wiafe
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Crop Raiding ◽  
Papio Anubis ◽  
Erythrocebus Patas ◽  
Patas Monkeys ◽  
Olive Baboons ◽  
South West ◽  
Resource Requirements

Human activities have led to the overlapping of resource requirements among themselves and animal species and this often results in conflict. This research was conducted to determine the type of animal species involved in crop raiding, crops raided, the reasons for crop raiding events with its associated effects on the livelihoods of surrounding communities and the mitigation measures against it. 10 victims from eight communities were interviewed through a semi-structured guide. Though many animals were involved, the most troublesome and destructive were the following monkey species: Olive baboons (Papio anubis); Patas monkeys (Erythrocebus patas); and Green monkeys (Cercocerbus sabaeus). These monkeys raiding events were found to be based on the palatability of crops and the most adopted methods used in deterring them were shouting and trapping. Monkeys were found to raid crops at the various farms in the communities for diverse reasons and recommendations for peaceful coexistence of humans have been made.

scholarly journals Olive baboons' (Papio anubis) response towards crowned eagles (Stephanoaetus coronatus) at Lake Manyara National Park

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filipa M. D. Paciência ◽  
Deusdedith Baluya ◽  
Pay Mbaryo ◽  
Sascha Knauf ◽  
Dietmar Zinner
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Alarm Calls ◽  
Vervet Monkeys ◽  
Papio Anubis ◽  
Olive Baboons ◽  
Chlorocebus Pygerythrus ◽  
Northern Tanzania ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Banded Mongoose ◽  
Procavia Capensis

Abstract. In this paper we report on two encounters between olive baboons (Papio anubis) and crowned eagles (Stephanoaetus coronatus) at Lake Manyara National Park, northern Tanzania. During these encounters olive baboons responded by giving alarm calls and all infants and juveniles rushed down from trees seeking cover under bushes or close proximity to adult conspecifics. In one of the events, alarm calls from banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) and rock hyraxes (Procavia capensis) most likely triggered alarm calling of vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) which in turn prompted baboons to respond with alarm calls as well. In both observations, adult male baboons took the lead in climbing trees, threatening the eagle (staring, yawning, ground slapping) and chasing it away. The reaction of the baboons suggests that crowned eagles pose a threat at least for juvenile baboons at Lake Manyara National Park.

scholarly journals Visitation patterns of principal species of the insect-complex at carcasses in the Kruger National Park

Koedoe ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
L.E.O Braack
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
National Park ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Physical Attributes ◽  
Principal Species ◽  
Aepyceros Melampus

Two full-grown impala rams Aepyceros melampus were shot on 1978.01.07 in the Pafuri area of the Kruger National Park, Republic of South Africa. The carcasses were placed in enclosures 2,7 km apart and used to monitor the visitation patterns of insects. Collections of insects were made at four-hourly intervals for the first six days after placement of the carcasses, and thereafter every six hours up to the eleventh and final day. A figure is given to describe changes in the physical attributes of the carcasses through time. Twelve figures depict the patterns of arrival of insects at the carrion habitat. Species from the following families are represented: Cleridae, Dermestidae, Histeridae, Scarabaeidae, Silphidae, Staphylinidae, Trogidae (Coleoptera); Calliphoridae, Muscidae, Piophilidae, Sepsidae (Diptera); Diapriidae and Formicidae (Hymenoptera). The results indicate that species have distinctive periods of abundance and presents an overall picture of insect succession at carrion.

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