The "Super Chimpanzee": The ecological dimensions of rehabilitation of orphan chimpanzees in Guinea, West Africa

Animals

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 109-126

  Ongman, Lissa ^a   Colin, Christelle ^b,c   Raball, Estelle ^b,c   Humle, Tatyana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Project Primates France   (France)

^c Chimpanzee Conservation Center   (Equatorial Guinea)

Author keywords

Abnormal behaviors; Bush outings; Chimpanzee; Rehabilitation; Reintroduction; Sanctuary; Socially biased learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879986950     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20762615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ani3010109     Document Type: Article

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