Research Article

Activity Budget and Feeding Ecology of Geladas (Theropithecus gelada obscurus) around Abogedam Church West of Debre Berhan Town, Ethiopia

Table 1

Percentage composition of food items consumed by geladas during the wet and dry seasons.

Plant partDryWetMean

Grass blade and stems52.177.9165.01
Herb leaves3.286.745.01
Herb roots2.260.431.35
Grass roots11.61.296.45
Tuber23.317.615.45
Unidentified tuber2.762.442.61
Cereals0.40.290.35
Animal preys3.68ā€‰1.85
Others0.613.31.96