金丝猴(Rhinopithecus roxellanae)的野外行为生态学的初步研究

A PRELlMlN ARY STUDY ON THE BEH A VIOR AND SOME ECOLOGIC AL HABITS OF THE GOLDEN MONKEY IN THE FIELD

本文主要介绍金丝猴集群的主要特征,在川西北地区,其社群大小变化较大,少则30～40只,多至150～200只,其社群是以众多的类似于“小家庭”为基本单元所组成,而这种以家庭为中心的群体结构形式是直接或间接的与生育繁殖(血缘关系)有关。树栖且活动敏捷,白天觅食活动,晚上静止休息,且对幼仔具有强有效的保护性。

This paper provides some aspects of the behavior and some ecologicalhabits of the golden monkey(Rhinopithecus roxellanae)as observed in field work.The herd sizes of golden monkeys vary from 30 to 200 individuals. Its herd iscomposed of many “small families” which are regarded as the basic units ofthe herd by the author. Each family contains 5 to 8 monkeys includingadults, subadults and their infants. This structure, having “small family”as the centre of the societies, may be related directly or indirectly to thesexual relationships or the kinship. They are active in the daytime andrest at night, and they protect their infants very efficiently.