Table 1 Mean (%) contact frequencies (SD) according to great ape species and type of contact in Cameroon
Longitudinal survey N = 18, data self-collected daily, 10 months | Questionnaire N = 449 | ||||||
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Contact category | Type of contact | Pan t. troglodytes | Gorilla g. gorilla | Wilcoxon Test | Pan t. troglodytes | Gorilla g. gorilla | Wilcoxon Test |
Environmental contact | Seen feces | 2.3 (5.3) | 3.5 (5.3) | NS | NA | NA | NA |
Seen food remains | 2.5 (5.3) | 4.0 (5.6) | NS | NA | NA | NA | |
Seen nest | 1.9 (3.5) | 1.5 (2.3) | NS | NA | NA | NA | |
Seen footprints | 2.2 (5.2) | 3.8 (5.3) | NS | NA | NA | NA | |
Direct contact | Seen alive | 1.8 (5.1) | 1.8 (4.1) | NS | 14.2 (31.4)a | 9.1a (22.3) | NS |
Heard | 3.2 (5.3) | 2.6 (4.2) | NS | 14.2a (31.4) | 9.1a (22.3) | NS | |
Physical contact | Hunt | 0 (0, 0-0) | 0 (0, 0-0) | NS | 0.08 (0.7) | 0.07 (0.3) | P = 0.059 W = 103,997 |
Butcher | 0.1 (0.3) | 0.2 (0.3) | NS | 0.7 (2.2) | 1.6 (7.3) | P < 0.001 W = 116,996 | |
Cook | 0.1 (0.4) | 0.2 (0.6) | NS | 0.6 (2.1) | 1.0 (2.7) | P < 0.001 W = 119,923 | |
Consume | 0.2 (0.5) | 1.1 (2.5) | NS | 0.7 (2.2) | 1.7 (7.3) | P < 0.001 W = 118,773 | |
Buy/Sell | 0.5 (1.2) | 1.1 (2.6) | NS | 0.4 (1.6) | 1.3 (7.1) | P < 0.001 W = 115,929 | |
