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Sichuan Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) Consume Cicadas in the Qinling Mountains, China

In: Folia Primatologica
Authors: Bin Yang, Peng Zhang, Paul A. Garber, Richard Hedley, and Baoguo Li
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Online Publication Date:
14 Feb 2016
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There is limited information on insectivory in folivorous primates. Here, we report that wild Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) consume cicadas (Karenia caelatata) in the Qinling Mountains of China. Our research suggests that snub-nosed monkeys expand their diet and prey on cicadas during summer and early autumn, possibly in response to increased availability of these insects and their relatively high protein and fat content relative to leaves.

Title:
Sichuan Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) Consume Cicadas in the Qinling Mountains, China
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1159/000443733
Language:
English
Pages:
11–16
Keywords:
Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys; Leaf-eating primate; Insectivory
In:
Folia Primatologica
In:
Volume 87: Issue 1
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1421-9980
Print ISSN:
0015-5713
Subjects:
Zoology, Biology

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