Allen's Swamp Monkey Observation

Animal Behavior Observations Lab
I. Introduction:
The Allen’s Swamp Monkey is a “strong, stocky primate” covered in a gray and greenish fur. The toes and fingers of the monkey are webbed which allows them to swim well. The males are usually larger than the females and they are really active primates. Their origins can be traced from the Congo Basin to western Zaire. The habitat of the monkeys is limited to swamp forests. In behavior they are mostly active during the day and are tree-dwellers. Their diet consists of fruits, leaves, fish and insects. Little is known about their reproduction but it is said that females bear young for three months and they are mature after three to five years. Common predators include raptors, snakes, and bonobo, however, swamp monkeys can dive into water to avoid them. Swamp
Discussion: The significance of this graph is that it exactly shows the number of times the animal did a specific behavior. It might seem like the swamp monkey rests more but in fact the number of times the monkey is doing an action is greater than the number of times it is resting. One can also learn from the behaviors of the swamp monkey that while it likes to be a strong individual the monkey also needs a group. If it’s playing around or grooming or even resting I have learned through the behaviors of focal sampling that the swamp monkey spends a fair amount of time in and out of a group. The reason being that when in a group the swamp monkey feels a bit more secure as he was very comfortable when grooming with other monkeys but as soon as he left he was always on his guard. Some things I could have done differently are that I should have observed the swamp monkey for just a bit longer. I learned that at times the monkey was doing one action constantly until he moved on to another action. Then it went back to that same action only after a great amount of time. So I think if I had observed it for a bit longer I could have gotten more accurate