Skip to main content

Infant killers of Budongo

Newton-Fisher, Nicholas E. (1999) Infant killers of Budongo. Folia Primatologica, 70 (3). pp. 167-169. ISSN 0015-5713. (doi:10.1159/000021690) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:27835)

The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided.
Official URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000021690

Abstract

The first report of infant cannibalism, following a presumed infanticide, by male chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) was made in the Budongo Forest. Subsequently, similar episodes have been observed at other sites. The number of reported observations remains small, however, particularly of directly observed infanticide, and the function of infanticide in chimpanzees remains unclear. Infanticide by males often seems incidental to severe attacks on mothers, particularly in cases of inter-community infanticide. Two observations of infanticide by male chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest are reported here. The second incident is the first detailed infanticide to be described for Budongo. In contrast to published accounts, the infant was clearly the target; the mother was only assaulted to achieve this end, and was not seriously injured.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1159/000021690
Uncontrolled keywords: Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii; chimpanzee; infanticide; cannibalism; community; Budongo Forest Reserve; Uganda; Mahale National Park, Wild Champanzees, Cannibalism, Tanzania
Subjects: Q Science > QL Zoology
Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation
Depositing User: Nicholas Newton-Fisher
Date Deposited: 27 May 2011 21:16 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:06 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/27835 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Newton-Fisher, Nicholas E..

Creator's ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7657-2641
CReDIT Contributor Roles:
  • Depositors only (login required):

Total unique views for this document in KAR since July 2020. For more details click on the image.