Fungal Species: Termitomyces cf. titanicus

Mycophagy in Primates of the Issa Valley, Tanzania

Researchers studied how three types of primates in Tanzania eat mushrooms. They found that baboons eat mushrooms regularly throughout the year and prefer them as food, while chimpanzees and red-tailed monkeys mainly eat mushrooms when other foods are scarce. Different eating patterns between the three species suggest they may be sharing forest resources without competing too much with each other.

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