Behavioural Activities of Olive Baboon (Papio anubis) in Yankari Games Reserve Nigeria
Victor Abiodun OJO
University of Maiduguri
Victor Abiodun OJO obtained all his Degrees from the University of Ibadan Nigeria, in wildlife management and his Doctoral Degree being in Ecology and conservation of a Primate species. A faculty member in the Department of Forestry and Wildlife, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria. His research interests are ecology and conservation of wildlife, especially primate and the implication of human activities on the conservation of these species.
Abstract
Merits of insitu management of wildlife species including primates have been well reported as numerous and its importance to conservation of biodiversity cannot be over emphasized. This study investigated types, pattern and... [ view full abstract ]
Merits of insitu management of wildlife species including primates have been well reported as numerous and its importance to conservation of biodiversity cannot be over emphasized. This study investigated types, pattern and seasonal variation in behaviors of olive baboon in Yankari Games Reserve (YGR), Nigeria. Instantaneous scan sampling where behavior of the nearest adult; sub adult and young to the observer were recorded every 10 minutes from 0600 to 1600 hours for 10 days each in July (rainy season) and December (dry season) of 2015. Data was analyzed using frequency and percentages and presented in tables and figures. Olive baboon in YGR exhibited the same types of behavior in both rainy and dry seasons. The primate was observed to be more active in the morning, with 445 (71.81%) daily behavior and most observed behavior in wet and dry seasons was locomotion, 122 (33.61%) and 92 (35.94%), respectively. The least observed behavior in both seasons was mating, with 0.39% and 0.28% in rainy and dry seasons respectively. This study also observed that adult olive baboon was most active age class 457 (73.8%), while the least active age class was young with 59 (9.9%) of the behaviors exhibited. It could be concluded that there was no difference in behavior types exhibited by olive baboon in both seasons; the most predominant behavior was locomotion, also olive baboon was more active in the morning and adult olive baboon was the most active age class. Longer and continuous studies of behavioral ecology of olive baboon in YGR and other Protected Areas should be encouraged to shed more light into the normal behavior exhibited by the primate specie as way of enhancing the conservation of primates in their natural habitat.
Authors
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Victor Abiodun OJO
(University of Maiduguri)
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Yahulda Pindir Mbaya
(Department of Forestry and Wildlife, University of Maiduguri, Borno State.)
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Isreal Oluwaferanni Orimaye
(Ekiti State University)
Topic Areas
Topics: Wildlife, Tourism, and Recreation , Topics: Discourses about Wildlife , Topics: Social-Ecological Systems/Coupled Human-Natural Systems
Session
PS-1 » Poster Session and Social (19:00 - Monday, 18th September, Longs Peak Lodge: Diamond East/West)
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