Use of a Ground Water Source by Mantled Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata)

Gilbert, Kellen A.; Stouffer, Phillip C.

doi:10.2307/2388292

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“…has been widely reported in the literature (A. palliata: Carpenter 1965;Glander 1975Glander , 1977Gilbert and Stouffer 1989;A. pigra: Silver et al 1998;A.…”

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Movement and resource use by a group of Alouatta pigra in a forest fragment in Balancán, México

Pozo-Montuy

Serio-Silva

2006

Primates

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Uncommonly observed behaviors were systematically recorded in a troop (n = 9 individuals) of black howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra) inhabiting a small forest fragment (1.7 ha) in Leona Vicario, Balancán, Tabasco, Mexico. Between February 2002 and January 2003 (n = 499 h), we observed behaviors such as ground travel (85 occasions, total = 269 min/10.8% of total locomotion time), ground foraging (eight occasions, total = 50 min/0.84% of total feeding time) and drinking water pooled in tree holes (20 times, total = 93 min/0.31% of total activity time). Total time (412 min) for these non-resting behaviors (feeding and locomotion on the ground) is almost equivalent to time devoted to social activities (420 min). These behaviors indicate that howler monkeys may be responding to pressures imposed by the small size of the fragment by adopting diverse strategies to cover their basic nutritional needs in this environment. They accomplish this while exposing themselves to potential predation by coyotes (Canis latrans), as was observed once during the study. It is likely that these behaviors are occurring at an increasing rate among monkeys in fragmented landscapes.

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“…has been widely reported in the literature (A. palliata: Carpenter 1965;Glander 1975Glander , 1977Gilbert and Stouffer 1989;A. pigra: Silver et al 1998;A.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Movement and resource use by a group of Alouatta pigra in a forest fragment in Balancán, México

Pozo-Montuy

Serio-Silva

2006

Primates

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“…Yellow baboons (Papio cynocephalus) find water in swamps, rain pools, and waterholes [Altmann, 1998], mantled howlers (Alouatta palliata) drink from ground and arboreal sources [Gilbert & Stouffer, 1989;Glander, 1978], and black spider monkeys (Ateles paniscus chamek) drink from arboreal cavities [Ferrari, 1991]. In the absence of standing water, succulent foods including grasses, ripe fruits, and young leaves substitute for drinking as they can contain over 85% water [Altmann, 1998].…”

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Frequent water drinking by Zanzibar red colobus (Procolobus kirkii) in a mangrove forest refuge

Nowak

2008

American J Primatol

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Isolated populations of Procolobus kirkii on Uzi Island, Zanzibar, use Rhizophora mucronata-dominated mangrove forest for refuge. Three groups, observed over 14 months, spent up to 85% of total observation time in mangroves with brief excursions to adjacent upland coral rag forest, habitat degraded by human cutting. A large proportion of monkeys' diets consisted of plant parts of five mangrove species. Water drinking was common and 326 water-drinking events were recorded at a rate of up to 0.87 drinks hr(-1). Groups used different strategies to obtain water including licking dew, drinking from treeholes, licking rain off leaves and tree trunks, and drinking from coral rock crevices with Cercopithecus mitis albogularis. Drinking frequency increased with time spent in and consumption of mangroves. Strategies for obtaining water were group-specific and likely the result of learning. Drinking appeared to be an acquired behavior in movement-restricted groups living in a habitat with low plant species diversity and limited salty foods.

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“…during the dry season when the monkeys descend to the forest floor to drink. Terrestrial drinking in most arboreal primate species is not reported; however, there are notable examples: mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) came to the ground to drink from standing water in Costa Rica during exceptionally dry conditions (Gilbert and Stouffer, 1989), and Geoffroy's spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) in Costa Rica are known to drink from water holes (Chapman, 1988). …”

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

2015

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Abstract. 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 man-made watering holes by Temminck's red colobus (Piliocolobus badius temminckii) in Abuko Nature Reserve and Bijilo Forest Park, The Gambia. Colobus drinking behaviour in Abuko has been reported previously by Starin (1991Starin ( , 2002, mostly involving juveniles or lactating females; water was most commonly obtained by licking water from the body and leaves or obtained from tree holes. Some juveniles were seen drinking from swampy ground and puddles in the dry season, but otherwise the only terrestrial water body available to colobus during the study by Starin contained crocodiles, a known predator of red colobus at the site. Our observations show that shallow man-made watering holes that have since been created and do not harbour predators were used by different age classes. We discuss some of the implications of this behaviour for this endangered subspecies and report on the trend of increasing temperatures in The Gambia.

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Use of a Ground Water Source by Mantled Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata)

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Movement and resource use by a group of Alouatta pigra in a forest fragment in Balancán, México

Movement and resource use by a group of Alouatta pigra in a forest fragment in Balancán, México

Frequent water drinking by Zanzibar red colobus (Procolobus kirkii) in a mangrove forest refuge

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

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