Consumption of the bark of Albizia niopoides (Mimosaceae) by Sapajus cay Illiger, 1815  (Cebidae: Primates) in the Atlantic Forest fragment of Rancho Laguna Blanca in Eastern Paraguay

Rebeca L. Smith; Carter J. Payne

doi:10.47603/manovol4n1.7-9

Vol 4 No 1 (2017), Notes - Natural history

Vol 4 No 1 (2017)

Consumption of the bark of Albizia niopoides (Mimosaceae) by Sapajus cay Illiger, 1815 (Cebidae: Primates) in the Atlantic Forest fragment of Rancho Laguna Blanca in Eastern Paraguay

Notes - Natural history

https://doi.org/10.47603/manovol4n1.7-9

Published January 15, 2017

Rebecca L. Smith⁺⁻
Carter J. Payne⁺⁻

Rebecca L. Smith

Fundación Para La Tierra, Rancho Laguna Blanca, Santa Rosa del Aguaray, San Pedro, Paraguay

Carter J. Payne

Fundación Para La Tierra, Rancho Laguna Blanca, Santa Rosa del Aguaray, San Pedro, Paraguay.

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feeding

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Smith, Rebeca L., and Carter J. Payne. 2017. “Consumption of the Bark of Albizia Niopoides (Mimosaceae) by Sapajus Cay Illiger, 1815 (Cebidae: Primates) in the Atlantic Forest Fragment of Rancho Laguna Blanca in Eastern Paraguay”. Mammalogy Notes 4 (1), 7-9. https://doi.org/10.47603/manovol4n1.7-9.

Received 2019-09-27
Published 2017-01-15

Abstract

The majority of reports of self-medication in capuchins focus on fur-rubbing behaviours (Fragaszy et al., 2004; Paukner & Suomi, 2012; Meuner et al., 2008). Here, we report on observations of Hooded Capuchins in Rancho Laguna Blanca (RLB), feeding on the bark of the tree Albizia niopoides (Mimosaceae), a possible case of self-medication.

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