THE SOCIABLE WEAVER, PART 5: FOOD, FEEDING AND GENERAL BEHAVIOUR
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- 1 September 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Ostrich
- Vol. 44 (3-4) , 254-261
Abstract
Maclean, G. L. 1973. The Sociable Weaver, Part 5: Food, feeding and general behaviour. Ostrich 44:254-261. The food of the Sociable Weaver during the study period consisted of 78,9% animal material by weight; the rest was mainly seeds, mostly of green grasses. The young are fed entirely on animal food. The most important single source of animal food in the Kalahari is the harvester termite Hodotermes mossambica. Sociable Weavers are independent of drinking water under natural conditions. Members of a colony do not usually feed more than about 1,5 km from the nest mass. Maintenance activities and other general behaviour patterns of the Sociable Weaver are described; they are typically passerine.Keywords
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