Gibbons
Hylobates spp.
Natuurlijk dieet Gibbons
Gibbons are herbivorous primates that primarily eat fruits as their main source of nutrition. They also consume a variety of leaves, flowers, and young shoots. In addition, some species of gibbons opportunistically eat insects and small vertebrates, although this fraction is negligible.
Voedingsadvies Gibbons
Voerhoeveelheid per dag
10-15%
Voorbeeld van procentberekening
If an animal weighs 6 kg and eats 10% of its body weight, it will get
6 x 0,1 = 0,6 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
10% Concentrates
49% Leafy greens and cabbages
30% Other vegetables
10% Browse
1% Other
Proportions (fresh product)
0,1 x 0,6 kg = 60 g concentrates
0,49 x 0,6 kg = 294 g leafy greens and cabbages
0,3 x 0,6 kg = 180 g other vegetables
0,1 x 0,6 kg = 60 g browse
0,01 x 0,6 kg = 6 g other
Voedingsadvies Gibbons
Voerhoeveelheid per dag
10-15%
Voorbeeld van procentberekening
If an animal weighs 6 kg and eats 10% of its body weight, it will get
6 x 0,1 = 0,6 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
10% Concentrates
49% Leafy greens and cabbages
30% Other vegetables
10% Browse
1% Other
Proportions (fresh product)
0,1 x 0,6 kg = 60 g concentrates
0,49 x 0,6 kg = 294 g leafy greens and cabbages
0,3 x 0,6 kg = 180 g other vegetables
0,1 x 0,6 kg = 60 g browse
0,01 x 0,6 kg = 6 g other
Dieetadviezen
Aanbevolen
Variety of leafy vegetables
Variety of root/green vegetables
Variety of browse
Concentrates
In moderation
Nuts and seeds
Starchy/ sweet vegetables
Niet aanbevolen
Fruits
Veelvoorkomende ziekten
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Metabolic bone disease
- Obesity
Aanvullend advies
- Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at least three feeding moments per day.
- Supplement a diverse selection of vegetables (read more about differences between vegetables).
- Although present in their natural diets, feeding fruits might lead to gastro-intestinal disturbances because of the high sugar level and low fiber level in cultivated fruits compared to wild fruits (read more about nutritional values of (wild) fruits and vegetables).
- Provide less palatable food in the morning, when hunger is greatest.
- Feeding in bowls is not recommended.
- Stimulate foraging behaviour by hiding, stacking or hanging the feed. Examples can be feeding puzzles, tubes, hanging boxes and/ or scatter feeding (read more about feed enrichment and foraging behaviour).
Dieetadviezen
Aanbevolen
Variety of leafy vegetables
Variety of root/green vegetables
Variety of browse
Concentrates
In moderation
Nuts and seeds
Starchy/ sweet vegetables
Niet aanbevolen
Fruits
Veelvoorkomende ziekten
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Metabolic bone disease
- Obesity
Species within this group
- White-browed gibbon
- Dark-handed gibbon
- Kloss’s gibbon
- White-handed gibbon
- Capped gibbon
- Golden-cheeked gibbon
- Chinese white-cheeked gibbon
- Silvery Javan gibbon
- Mueller’s Bornean gibbon
- Black gibbon
