Activity rhythm of Grauer's Gorilla: Gorilla beringei graueri (Primate, Hominidae) in Kahuzi-Biega National Park, (South - Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo)
1 Department of Biology of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Kinsahsa XI, democratic republic of Congo.
2 Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kinshasa XI, Congo.
3 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kinshasa XI, Congo.
Research Article
International Journal of Scientific Research Updates, 2022, 04(02), 032–038.
Article DOI: 10.53430/ijsru.2022.4.2.0126
Publication history:
Received on 19 August 2022; revised on 28 September 2022; accepted on 01 October 2022
Abstract:
A study was conducted from 2012 to 2014 in the high altitudes of the Kahuzi-Biega National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo with the aim of knowing the rhythm of activities of the gorillas of the Chimanuka family during visits. To carry out this study, scanning and focal animal methods were used. Six social behavior activities were considered, namely ground feeding, height feeding, foraging, habitat change, family resting, and agonistic interactions. It appears from this study that these activities overlap and take place differently according to the season during the time of the visits from 8 am to 12 pm. This rhythm of activities can help to organize attractive visits then to increase the tourist affluence in the park and to realize a lot of income.
Keywords:
Grauer's Gorilla; Kahuzi - Biega National Park; Social Behaviour; Family Chimanuka; South Kivu
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