Opportunistic foraging strategy of rainbow lizards at a seaside resort in Togo
Rainbow lizards (Agama agama) are common in suburban areas throughout Africa, and have an opportunistic foraging strategy, with arthropods being the main prey source. In a coastal resort in southern Togo, West Africa, several individuals in a population were observed while feeding regularly upon non...
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description | Rainbow lizards (Agama agama) are common in suburban areas throughout Africa, and have an opportunistic foraging strategy, with arthropods being the main prey source. In a coastal resort in southern Togo, West Africa, several individuals in a population were observed while feeding regularly upon non‐natural human‐made food (pizza) and showing a clear preference for a given type of food versus others that were offered (‘four cheeses’ being the preferred one). The fact that all monitored individuals fed upon a same type of pizza suggests that they may have some chemical cues attracting them.
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Les lézards arc‐en‐ciel (Agama agama) sont présents partout en Afrique dans les zones suburbaines et ont une stratégie de recherche de nourriture opportuniste, les arthropodes étant leur principale source de proies. Dans une station balnéaire du sud du Togo, en Afrique de l'Ouest, on a observé que plusieurs individus d'une population se nourrissaient régulièrement d'aliments non naturels fabriqués par l'homme (pizzas) et montraient une nette préférence pour un type d'aliment donné par rapport aux autres qui leur étaient proposés (la pizza « quatre fromages » était la préférée). Comme tous les individus observés se nourrissaient du même type de pizza, on peut penser qu'ils sont attirés par des signaux chimiques. |
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