Table 1.
Summary of animals sampled.
| Order | Gut morphology | Diet type | Species | Samples | Taxonomy | Diet description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primates | Simple gut | Omnivores | Red ruffed lemur | 1 | Varecia variegata rubra | Seasonal fruits and vegetables |
| Black-and-white ruffed lemur | 1 | Varecia variegata | ||||
| Mandrill | 8 | Mandrillus sphinx | ||||
| Chimpanzee | 10 | Pan troglodytes | ||||
| Gibbon | 3 | Hylobates lar | ||||
| Capuchin | 1 | Cebus olivaceus | ||||
| Herbivores | Gorilla | 6 | Gorilla gorilla | |||
| Artiodactyla | Foregut | Herbivores | Sheep | 5 | Ovis aries | Alfalfa straw and herbivore pellets |
| Goat | 1 | Capra hircus | ||||
| Carnivora | Simple gut | Omnivores | Black bear | 2 | Ursus thibetanus | Seasonal fruits and vegetables, kibble, twice a week chicken or fish |
| Brown bear | 5 | Ursus arctos | ||||
| Coati | 7 | Nasua nasua | Seasonal fruits and vegetables, kibble, mice | |||
| Carnivores | African wild dog | 1 | Lycaon pictus | Chicken and red meat | ||
| Arabian wolf | 1 | Canis lupus arabs | ||||
| Tiger | 2 | Panthera tigris | ||||
| Leopard | 2 | Panthera pardus | ||||
| Lion | 3 | Panthera leo | ||||
| Jungle cat | 2 | Felis chaus | ||||
| Sand cat | 1 | Felis margarita | Mice | |||
| Hyena | 1 | Hyaena hyaena | Red meat, occasional hardboiled egg or fruit | |||
| Perissodactyla | Hindgut | Herbivores | Rhinoceros | 13 | Ceratotherium simum | Oat straw and vicia straw, occasional fruit and vegetables |
| Zebra | 16 | Equus burchelli boehmi | ||||
| Donkey | 1 | Equus asinus | Alfalfa straw and herbivore pellets | |||
| Proboscidea | Hindgut | Herbivores | African elephant | 3 | Loxodonta africana | Wheat straw and herbivore pellets, occasional fruits and vegetables |
| Asian elephant | 5 | Elephas maximus |