Orangutan Death and Scavenging by Pigs

Orangutan Death and Scavenging by Pigs

Pongid remains are rarely recovered from tropical rain forests. Observations of a Bornean bearded pig (Sus barbatus) scavenging an orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) carcass and the recovery of an orangutan skull fragment corroborates evidence from Africa and suggests that the scavenging of wild pigs may pl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1978-04, Vol.200 (4337), p.68-70
1. Verfasser: Galdikas, B M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bones
Chimpanzees
Orangutans
Scavenging
Skull
Swine
Tropical rain forests
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Zusammenfassung:Pongid remains are rarely recovered from tropical rain forests. Observations of a Bornean bearded pig (Sus barbatus) scavenging an orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) carcass and the recovery of an orangutan skull fragment corroborates evidence from Africa and suggests that the scavenging of wild pigs may play an important role in the destruction of pongid remains.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.200.4337.68