Journal of Guangxi Normal University(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2010, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (2): 103-106.

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Activity Budgets of Squirrel Monkeys in Nanning Zoo,Guangxi,China

HUANG Xue-man1,2, ZHOU Qi-hai1,2, JIANG Xia1,2, ZHANG Cai-chang3, HUANG Cheng-ming4   

  1. 1. College of Life Sciences,Guangxi Normal University,Guilin Guangxi 541004,China;
    2. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering,Protection and Assessment,Guilin Guangxi 541004,China;
    3. Nanning Zoo,Nanning Guangxi 530007,China;
    4. Institute of Zoology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijin 100101,China
  • Received:2010-03-04 Online:2010-06-20 Published:2023-02-07

Abstract: Data on time budgets and activity patterns were collected from one group of Squirrel monkeys in captive via focal sampling between November 2008 and February 2009 at Nanning Zoo,Guangxi,China.The objective of thisstudy is to explore the factors influencing activity budgets and provide theoretical foundation for scientific feed and breed of squirrel monkeys.The results indicated that squirrelmonkeys spent an average time of 45.74% for moving,18.77% for resting,15.93%for feeding,9.17% for Sun-bathing and 9.12% for playing.There was significant difference inthetime budgets of different age-sex classes.Juveniles spent more time for movingandplaying than adult males and females,and adult females spent more time for feeding than adult males and juveniles.There was no significant difference in the timedevoted to Sun-bathing among different age-sex classes.The diurnal activity pattern of squirrel monkeys showed two peaks of moving and feeding in the morningand afternoon,with resting peak and a small feeding peak at noon.

Key words: Squirrel monkey, time budget, activity pattern

CLC Number: 

  • Q959.848
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