Chimpanzee responses to the death of a group member have rarely been observed in the wild and most instances involve infant deaths. One of the very few detailed accounts of a group's response to the death of an adult community member is from Gombe National Park, Tanzania, where Teleki [Folia Primatologica 20:81-94, 1973] observed the responses of 16 chimpanzees to an accidental death, none of w...

Twenty five adult chimpanzee skeletons (Pan troglodytes verus) of known age and sex (15 females, 10 males) from a long-term study site in Taï National Park, Cote d'Ivoire present new data on variation. These skeletons provide a rare opportunity to measure the cranium and postcranium from the same individuals. We compare measurements and indices of the Taï sample with those of relatively complet...

This study was conducted in order to determine malaria prevalence relation parity, gestational period and age of the pregnant women Gombe, Nigeria. Three hundred eighty four (384) who registered for antenatal care five randomly selected health facilities (Tudun Wada Primary Health Care, Idi Clinic, Madaki Pantami Care And Gombe Town Maternity) residing within Local Government Area, State, Niger...