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>             Pygmy chimpanzee   Chimpanzee   Gorilla   Orang utan   AVERAGE
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>Fruits, berries    80.0%           58.0%       20.0%      50.0%       52.0%
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>Sprouts, leaves,   18.5%           21.0%       70.0%      30.0%       35.0%
>wild plants
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>Roots, seeds       not known        9.0%        4.0%       5.0%        4.0%
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>Galls, bark        not known        5.0%        0.95%      5.0%        3.0%
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>Blossoms           not known        4.0%        5.0%      10.0%        5.0%
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>Small animals       1.0%            1.6%        0.0%       0.0%        0.6%
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>Insects             0.5%            1.4%        0.5%       0.0%        0.4%
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>These figures were put together from reports by renowned ape experts
>such as Jane Goodall etc..
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interesting numbers, what does the percentages represents?
percentage by weight, by calories, by volume ,others?
it will change the meaning for me specially about the proportion between
insects and small animals
Thanks
 jean-claude