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Mineral Acquisition from Clay by Budongo Forest Chimpanzees
Chimpanzees of the Sonso community, Budongo Forest, Uganda were observed eating clay and drinking clay-water from waterholes. We show that clay, clay-rich water, and clay obtained with leaf sponges, provide a range of minerals in different concentrations. The presence of aluminium in the clay consum...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4517816/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26218593 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134075 |