Dry season drinking from terrestrial man-made watering holes in arboreal wild Temminck's red colobus, The Gambia

Like most arboreal primates, red colobus monkeys obtain most water from plants in their diet, licking their body or drinking occasionally from standing water in tree holes. Terrestrial drinking is not normally reported for arboreal primates. Here we report observations of terrestrial drinking from m...

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Main Authors: A. P. Hillyer, R. Armstrong, A. H. Korstjens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-06-01
Series:Primate Biology
Online Access:http://www.primate-biol.net/2/21/2015/pb-2-21-2015.pdf