Brief Report

Encounters between Lar Gibbons (Hylobates lar) and Binturongs (Arctictis binturong)
Anouchka Rebekka Nettelbeck

Zoologisches Institut und Museum, Universität Hamburg, Deutschland

Address of Corresponding Author

Folia Primatol 1998;69:392-396 (DOI: 10.1159/000021659)

  Key Words

• Hylobates lar
• Food competitors
• Frugivory
• Arctictis binturong
• Thailand

  Abstract

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During a 14-month study (April 1995 to May 1996) on the behaviour of lar gibbons (Hylobates lar) in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand, binturongs (Arctictis binturong; Viverridae) were sighted 14 times in the vicinity of gibbons. Gibbons and binturongs have a similar geographical range in the dense forests in southern Asia [1], and both are arboreal and predominantly frugivorous [2-4]. Gibbons defend territories against conspecifics and maintain exclusive access to the fruit trees within them. The behaviour and ecology of binturongs are poorly known.

  Author Contacts

Anouchka Rebekka Nettelbeck
La Pradelle
F-33230 Maransin (France)
Fax +33 5 57 69 04 15
E-Mail die.republik@wanadoo.fr

  Article Information

Received: Received: May 20, 1997
Accepted after revision: June 27, 1997
Number of Print Pages : 5
Number of Figures : 0, Number of Tables : 1, Number of References : 13