Research Article

Feeding Habits and Activity Patterns of Grivet Monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops L.) in Batiero Church Forest, Northern Ethiopia

Table 3

Activity patterns of grivet monkey based on age-sex category during the early dry and dry seasons.

Age-sex groupsActivity patterns (%)
SeasonsFeedingMovementRestingSocial behaviourReproductive behaviour

Adult malesEDS29.722.924.314.98.1
DS33.318.426.417.24.6
Mean31.520.525.516.26.3

Adult femalesEDS40.411.515.428.83.8
DS42.69.320.425.91.8
Mean41.510.417.627.32.7

SubadultsEDS36.618.316.928.2
DS27.819.433.319.4
Mean32.218.825.123.8

JuvenilesEDS28.617.519.034.9
DS23.825.420.630.2
Mean26.221.419.832.5

Note: EDS = early dry season and DS = dry season.