West Side Story: Regional Inter‐Troop Variation in Baboon Bark‐Stripping at Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
The prominent geographical clustering we uncovered may have been driven by opportunity (i.e., the prevalence of A. robusta at a given site), but is also consistent with a possible (non-mutually exclusive) cultural interpretation. We propose avenues for future research on Gorongosa's baboons to better quantify the relative contributions of ecology, genetics, and social learning to the prevalence of bark stripping. We also briefly consider the potential relevance of baboon bark stripping to elucidating early hominin foraging strategies.
Authors
- Susana Carvalho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4542-3720)
- Jacinto Mathe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2962-7574)
- Tina Lüdecke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9165-2586)
- René Bobe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9059-2203)
- Dora Biro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3408-6274)
- Rassina Farassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7731-5578)
- Cristian Capelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9348-9084)
- Jana Muschinski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0430-2802)
- Marion K. Bamford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0667-130X)
- Philippa Hammond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8238-9790)
- João d’Oliveira Coelho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0871-1926)
- Felipe I. Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0650-4448)
- María Joana Ferreira da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6747-9827)
Institutions
- University of Parma (IT)
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (CL)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Gorongosa National Park (MZ)
- Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (DE)
- University of Rochester (US)
- University of Algarve (PT)
- University of Coimbra (PT)
- Cardiff University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Biological Anthropology
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.70057
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.75
Funders
- St. Hugh's College, University of Oxford
- Leverhulme Trust
- Templeton World Charity Foundation
- St. John's College, University of Oxford
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
- John Fell Fund, University of Oxford