Utami S S, Van Hooff J A
Fakultas Biologi, Universitas Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Am J Primatol. 1997;43(2):159-65. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(1997)43:2<159::AID-AJP5>3.0.CO;2-W.
Information about meat-eating behavior by wild orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) is scant. The first article about such a case dates from 1981. Since 1989, seven incidents of adult female Sumatran orangutans eating slow lorises (Nycticebus coucang) have been witnessed. Three females from two study sites were involved. In three cases the females were seen catching the prey. There are too few cases to conclude whether this behavior is typically female.
关于野生猩猩(婆罗洲猩猩)食肉行为的信息非常稀少。第一篇关于此类情况的文章可追溯到1981年。自1989年以来,已经目睹了7起成年雌性苏门答腊猩猩捕食懒猴(懒猴属)的事件。涉及来自两个研究地点的三只雌性猩猩。在三起事件中,人们看到雌性猩猩捕获猎物。由于案例太少,无法得出这种行为是否为雌性猩猩特有。