2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Establishment of a new research field site for research on wild bonobo society in savanna-forest mosaic environment
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20K21448
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Medium-sized Section 45:Biology at organismal to population levels and anthropology, and related fields
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
伊谷 原一 京都大学, 野生動物研究センター, 特任教授 (70396224)
新宅 勇太 京都大学, 野生動物研究センター, 特定准教授 (90706855)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-07-30 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | 野生ボノボ / 森林-サバンナ混交環境 / 環境適応 / 類人猿 / 人類進化 / 比較行動学 / カメラトラップ / フィールド実験 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We opened up a new research site for wild bonobos in the Mbali (Malebo) area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This initiative aims to study the behavior of wild bonobos living in a forest-savannah environment. We collaborated with local NGOs and research institutions and published an article in an international academic journal on the behavior and vegetation use of wild bonobos in the forest-savannah.
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, overseas travel was significantly restricted. However, we also conducted observations and experiments on bonobos and chimpanzees in captivity to understand the differences in behavior between wild and captive individuals. Additionally, we strengthened collaborations with overseas researchers and worked on developing local researchers, laying the foundation for a system to continue research without being affected by events like pandemics in the future.
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| Free Research Field |
比較認知科学、動物行動学
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
ほとんど知られていない乾燥林に住む野生ボノボの社会・生態・行動の一端を明らかにした。本研究により、ボノボに関する理解が進むだけでなく、ボノボ・チンパンジー・ヒトの比較を通じた人類進化モデルの構築に寄与できる。また、現地協力機関・研究者との連携を通じて野生ボノボの行動データを収集できる体制を作り、データを日本で受け取り、分析し、フィードバックして現地の研究・保全活動に役立てるシステムを構築しつつある。現地国の研究者養成にも貢献し、知の植民地支配的関係を脱し、対等・相利的な協力関係を通じた持続的な研究・保全活動の体制作りに寄与した。
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