Wataru Yano

The First Evidence of Intermittent Rectal Prolapse in a Wild Chimpanzee ( Pan troglodytes )

BACKGROUND: Rectal prolapse in wild chimpanzees has been rarely reported. We document a case of rectal prolapse in a wild young male chimpanzee at Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania. METHODS: An affected young male in the Mahale M group was observed with photographs/video a...