中文摘要：

觅食是动物最重要、最常见的行为，动物通过觅食获取其生长发育、繁殖和运动所需要的营养与能量。因此，觅食在动物一天的活动中占据很大比重，表现在不同食物斑块之间的移动、食物的选择利用、觅食的时间分配、对捕食的防御和逃避、获得交配以及对人类活动的不同反应等诸多方面（Strier，1999；蒋志刚，2004）。这些方面不仅受食物资源的质量和时空分布的影响，而且，

英文摘要：

Data on diet were collected from one group of Rhesus macaques （Macaca mulatta ） between November 2005 and October 2006 at Seven-star Park, Guilin, Guangxi Province, using the instantaneous scan sampling method. Our results indicated that 60 plant species were used as food by the macaques. The types of foods including 40 species of trees, 12 species of shrubs, 4 species of vines, and 4 species of herbs. They showed food preference, and 69. 4% of the diet came only from 10 species. Leaves constituted 41.0% of the diet, comprising 16. 7% young leaves and 24. 3% mature leaves. Petiole and bark accounted for 27.3% and 21.8% respectively. Fruits, flowers and seeds contributed a small proportion of the diet, 6. 2% , 2.2% , and 1.4% , respectively. The macaques＇ diet varied according to season. In spring, the macaques fed predominantly on young leaves, petiole and bark. In summer, they increased the consumption of mature leaves and bark. The consumption of young leaves and mature leaves peaked in autumn, and the consumption of petiole and bark decreased significantly. In winter, the macaques increased significantly the consumption of petiole and bark, and also consumed mature leaves in large quantity.