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First report of a leopard (Panthera pardus)-bonobo (Pan paniscus) encounter at the LuiKotale study site, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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卷 62, 期 4, 页码 555-562

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SPRINGER JAPAN KK
DOI: 10.1007/s10329-021-00897-8

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Pan paniscus; Panthera pardus; Predation; Mobbing; Anti-predator strategies

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  1. LuiKotale Bonobo Project
  2. Centre for Research and Conservation of the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp (CRC/KMDA)
  3. Max-Planck Institute

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The first encounter between wild bonobos and a leopard showed the bonobos actively harassing the leopard, highlighting the potential predation threat from leopards. This adds new information to understanding predation pressure and anti-predation strategies in primates.
Predation is a major cause of mortality in non-human primates, and considered a selective force in the evolution of primate societies. Although larger body size is considered as protection against predation, evidence for predation on great apes by carnivores comes from chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), gorillas (Gorilla gorilla), and orangutans (Pongo spp.). Here, we describe the first encounter between wild bonobos (Pan paniscus) and a leopard (Panthera pardus). A single leopard was confronted by a group of habituated bonobos for three hours. Two adult males and one adolescent female bonobo actively harassed the leopard, which remained still for most of the encounter and reacted only to close approaches by bonobos. While no predation was observed, their behaviours confirm that bonobos perceive leopards as potential predators. Our report adds novel information to descriptions from other African ape species, and sheds light on the behavioural repertoire of bonobos' anti-predation strategies. For future investigations, we suggest tagging leopards to remotely monitor their movements and allow assessment of encounter rates as one of several factors influencing predation pressure.

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