Interactions between humans and capuchin monkeys (Cebus libidinosus) in the Parque Nacional de Brasília, Brazil

Sabbatini, Gloria; Stammati, M.; Tavares, Maria Clotilde Henriques; Giuliani, Maria Vittoria; Visalberghi, Elisabetta

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2005.07.002

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“…In fact, our results showed that capuchins decreased the time spent foraging and modified the target of their food searches mostly when the visitors were present and the possibility of eating their food arose. Since the majority of the interactions involved the presence of food (Sabbatini et al, 2006), we argue that the time spent interacting with visitors by the capuchins (2%) can be considered a sort of foraging. Another factor affecting capuchins' behavior is the number of visitors: capuchins spent more time in the forest and ate more natural foods when human food was scarce than when it was abundant.…”

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Behavioral flexibility of a group of bearded capuchin monkeys (Cebus libidinosus) in the National Park of Brasília (Brazil): consequences of cohabitation with visitors

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Increasing urbanization and deforestation have enhanced the opportunities of contact between humans and monkeys and the impact of human activities on primate behavior is receiving growing attention. This study explores whether activity budgets and diet of a group of capuchin monkeys (Cebus libidinosus) inhabiting the area of the swimming pools of the National Park of Brasília is affected by the presence of visitors providing food to them. During one year, both in the dry and the wet seasons, we scored capuchins' behavior via scan sampling every ten minutes. Results showed that this group spent less time foraging for wild foods than other comparable groups living in similar habitats. Moreover, capuchins relied more on human food during the dry season, when pulpy fruits were less available, than in the wet season. Our findings confirm other studies on different monkey species that have shown that access to human food decreases the time spent foraging for wild food and the home range size. They also show that capuchins are able to modify their diet, to exploit alternative food sources, and to change their activity budget in response to the availability of new food opportunities and to seasonal food availability.Keywords: Cebus libidinosus, activity budgets, diet, human food, seasonality.Flexibilidade comportamental de um grupo de macacos-prego (Cebus libidinosus) no Parque Nacional de Brasília (Brasil): conseqüências da convivência com os visitantes ResumoRecentemente, o impacto de atividades humanas sobre o comportamento de primatas tem recebido maior importância dado o crescente desmatamento e urbanização, que têm favorecido o aumento do contato entre humanos e macacos. O presente estudo descreve os padrões de atividade e a dieta de um grupo de macacos-prego (Cebus libidinosus) que vive no Parque Nacional de Brasília. O Parque é freqüentado diariamente por visitantes, de modo que os animais estão habituados à presença humana, bem como ao consumo de itens de sua dieta. Observações comportamentais do grupo foram realizadas ao longo de um ano, compreendendo a estação seca e a chuvosa, utilizando-se registro de varredura a cada 10 minutos. Resultados obtidos indicaram que o grupo despendeu menos tempo forrageando itens naturais do que outros grupos vivendo em habitats similares. Além disso, durante a estação seca, quando há menor disponibilidade dos frutos de polpa, os macacos-prego alimentaram-se mais de itens da dieta humana como uma fonte alternativa de recurso. Como demonstrado em estudos anteriores realizados com outras espécies de macacos, a alimentação baseada em itens da dieta humana pareceu diminuir a motivação dos animais para forragear no seu habitat natural, assim como promoveu a redução do tempo gasto no forrageamento e a redução de sua área de uso. Nossos resultados indicaram ainda que o consumo de comida humana reflete o caráter adaptável dos animais em explorar fontes alternativas de recurso, bem como a sua habilidade em modificar a sua dieta e padrões de comportamento face às mudanças ambient...

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“…The group was habituated to visitors' presence and to eating human food by obtaining it directly from visitors, taking their leftovers, or stealing it (Sabbatini et al, 2006). During the study period, group size varied between 6 and 8 animals due to two births.…”

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Behavioral flexibility of a group of bearded capuchin monkeys (Cebus libidinosus) in the National Park of Brasília (Brazil): consequences of cohabitation with visitors

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“…Opportunistic exploration of food waste deposits and resources of fered by humans have already been obser ved for other mammalian species such as tufted capuchins (Cebus sp. ; Sabbatini et al 2006, Sabbatini et al 2008. This behavior can culminate in replacement of the natural diet with inappropriate food of low nutritional status, resulting in nutritional defi cit.…”

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Diet of the coati Nasua nasua (Carnivora: Procyonidae) in an area of woodland inserted in an urban environment in Brazil

Ferreira

Nakano-Oliveira²,

Genaro³

et al. 2013

Rev. chil. hist. nat.

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“…They also found remnants of domestic foods, such as fragments of cooked chicken bones, beans and fruit seeds used in human food, which demonstrates the weakness of these animals to these inappropriate foraging spaces for exploitation [16]. And according to Sabbatini et al [49] and Guerrera et al [52], the food supply by the inhabitants of the fragment can cause an alteration, both in the eating and behavioral habits, as metabolic disorders or possible pathology, mainly by ingestion of industrialized foods, with high levels of fat and sugars, and can cause serious health problems, as well as behavioral changes, as reported for other mammalian species. Although most respondents are aware that feeding these animals with these types of food may pose risks to their health, the incidence of this record is still noticeable, even though half of the respondents believe that it is not necessary to provide food for coatis.…”

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“…With the high rates of degradation of the remaining fragment and due to the proximity of the residences, the presence of wild animals close to the urban environment in becoming increasingly common. Several studies report the use of areas inhabited by or close to those used by humans by different wild species, including coatis, as well as the use of human waste as a food source [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][47][48][49][50][51]. Indirect analyses of fecal samples found at the observation sites, small fragments of Styrofoam, aluminum foil, and plastics.…”

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Wild Neighbors: Perception of Residents of the Environment of a Fragment of Atlantic Forest in Urban Areas on the Presence and Approximation of Coatis (Nasua nasua)

Ferreira¹

2017

IJAWB

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Coatis (Nasua nasua) are often found in the forest areas, but are also adaptable to small urban fragments. This may represent disorders and problems with living with human populations. Here, we showed the residents' perceptions, recorded through questionnaires, about the coati's approximation to urban areas, in the margin of a remnant fragment of Atlantic forest. Of interviewees, 66.23% did not attribute the coati's visitation to risk or considerable problems. Among those interviewed 80.52% offered food to the animals. They have also reported the coatis exploiting solid waste deposits. We reported a few isolated cases involving negative interactions between coatis and humans or domestic animals. Although we verified a positive outlook by the population to this interaction, there are several risks arising from the approach of these animals. We need to develop environmental education strategies to the population close to the forest fragment, as well as in-depth studies to verify and reduce such risks.

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Interactions between humans and capuchin monkeys (Cebus libidinosus) in the Parque Nacional de Brasília, Brazil

Cited by 55 publications

References 11 publications

Behavioral flexibility of a group of bearded capuchin monkeys (Cebus libidinosus) in the National Park of Brasília (Brazil): consequences of cohabitation with visitors

Behavioral flexibility of a group of bearded capuchin monkeys (Cebus libidinosus) in the National Park of Brasília (Brazil): consequences of cohabitation with visitors

Diet of the coati Nasua nasua (Carnivora: Procyonidae) in an area of woodland inserted in an urban environment in Brazil

Wild Neighbors: Perception of Residents of the Environment of a Fragment of Atlantic Forest in Urban Areas on the Presence and Approximation of Coatis (Nasua nasua)

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