David Riba

Dr. David Riba


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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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14 August 2012 in Animals
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Miquel LlorenteMiquel Llorente
Miquel Llorente
DRDavid Riba
David Riba
MMMarina Mosquera
Marina Mosquera
Dietmar CrailsheimDietmar Crailsheim
Dietmar Crailsheim
OFOlga Feliu
Olga Feliu
Predatory behavior in wild chimpanzees and other primates has been well documented over the last 30 years. However, as it is an opportunistic behavior, conditions which may promote such behavior are left up to chance. Until now, predatory behavior among captive chimpanzees has been poorly documented. In this paper, we present five instances providing evidence of predatory behavior: four performed by isolated individuals and one carried out in cooperation. The evidence of group predation involved the chimpanzees adopting different roles as pursuers and ambushers. Prey was partially eaten in some cases, but not in the social episode. This study confirms that naturalistic environments allow chimpanzees to enhance species-typical behavioral patterns.