ArticlePrimates; journal of primatology2014
Termite fishing by wild chimpanzees: new data from Ugalla, western Tanzania.
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- Multi-isotope analysis reconstructs termite feeding in chimpanzees.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Mycophagy in Primates of the Issa Valley, Tanzania.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Camera Traps Document Infant Corpse Carrying Behaviour in Multiple Unhabituated Chimpanzee Populations.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Wild chimpanzee termite mound inspections converge with the onset of rain.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Patterns of Technical Variation in Chimpanzee Termite Fishing Behavior in Mbam and Djerem National Park, Cameroon.American journal of primatology · 2025Article
- Ecological correlates of chimpanzee termite fishing behavior in Mbam & Djerem National Park, Cameroon.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Seasonal food changes and feeding behaviour adaptations of savanna chimpanzees at Nguye in Ugalla, Tanzania.Primates; journal of primatology · 2022Article
- Limited evidence of C4 plant consumption in mound building Macrotermes termites from savanna woodland chimpanzee sites.PloS one · 2021Article
- The importance of nutrient hotspots for grazing ungulates in a Miombo ecosystem, Tanzania.PloS one · 2020Article
- Cultural variation between neighbouring communities of chimpanzees at Gombe, Tanzania.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Mineral Deposits inPlant physiology · 2018Article
- Food mechanical properties and isotopic signatures in forest versus savannah dwelling eastern chimpanzees.Communications biology · 2018Article
- DNA recovery from wild chimpanzee tools.PloS one · 2018Article
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Abstract
Chimpanzees manufacture flexible fishing probes to fish for termites in Issa, Ugalla, western Tanzania. These termite-fishing tools are similar in size and material to those used by long-studied communities of chimpanzees in western Tanzania (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) and in West Africa (P. t. verus), but not central African populations (P. t. troglodytes). This report adds to the patchwork of evidence of termite-fishing tool use behaviour by chimpanzees across Africa.
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