Unusual observation of an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) eating an adult Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
The behaviour of an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) eating from an adult Linnaeus' two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) was described. Observation was made at the Viruá National Park of northern Brazil. The sloth had an estimated weight of 7. kg and a portion of its hairs were plucked after the kill. T...
| Autor principal: | Delibes, Miguel |
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| Outros Autores: | Calzada, Javier, Chávez, Cuauhtémoc, Revilla, Eloy, Ribeiro, Beatriz A., Prado, Denise, Keller, Claudia, Palomares, F. |
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oai:repositorio:1-18219 Unusual observation of an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) eating an adult Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) Delibes, Miguel Calzada, Javier Chávez, Cuauhtémoc Revilla, Eloy Ribeiro, Beatriz A. Prado, Denise Keller, Claudia Palomares, F. Adult Behavioral Ecology Functional Morphology Mammal Observational Method Predator-prey Interaction Amazonas Brasil Choloepus Didactylus Felidae Leopardus Pardalis Megalonychidae Sloths The behaviour of an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) eating from an adult Linnaeus' two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) was described. Observation was made at the Viruá National Park of northern Brazil. The sloth had an estimated weight of 7. kg and a portion of its hairs were plucked after the kill. The ocelot began to eat its prey by the braincase. Three days after the finding, only the harder parts of skin and the bones of the extremities of the sloth remained. Field observations of ocelots while eating are very rare and sloths are unusual prey. © 2010 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Säugetierkunde. 2020-06-15T21:52:45Z 2020-06-15T21:52:45Z 2011 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18219 10.1016/j.mambio.2010.08.006 en Volume 76, Número 2, Pags. 240-241 Restrito Mammalian Biology |
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Adult Behavioral Ecology Functional Morphology Mammal Observational Method Predator-prey Interaction Amazonas Brasil Choloepus Didactylus Felidae Leopardus Pardalis Megalonychidae Sloths |
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Adult Behavioral Ecology Functional Morphology Mammal Observational Method Predator-prey Interaction Amazonas Brasil Choloepus Didactylus Felidae Leopardus Pardalis Megalonychidae Sloths Delibes, Miguel Unusual observation of an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) eating an adult Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) |
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Adult Behavioral Ecology Functional Morphology Mammal Observational Method Predator-prey Interaction Amazonas Brasil Choloepus Didactylus Felidae Leopardus Pardalis Megalonychidae Sloths |
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The behaviour of an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) eating from an adult Linnaeus' two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) was described. Observation was made at the Viruá National Park of northern Brazil. The sloth had an estimated weight of 7. kg and a portion of its hairs were plucked after the kill. The ocelot began to eat its prey by the braincase. Three days after the finding, only the harder parts of skin and the bones of the extremities of the sloth remained. Field observations of ocelots while eating are very rare and sloths are unusual prey. © 2010 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Säugetierkunde. |
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Artigo |
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Delibes, Miguel |
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Calzada, Javier Chávez, Cuauhtémoc Revilla, Eloy Ribeiro, Beatriz A. Prado, Denise Keller, Claudia Palomares, F. |
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Calzada, Javier Chávez, Cuauhtémoc Revilla, Eloy Ribeiro, Beatriz A. Prado, Denise Keller, Claudia Palomares, F. |
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Unusual observation of an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) eating an adult Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) |
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Unusual observation of an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) eating an adult Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) |
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Unusual observation of an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) eating an adult Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) |
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Unusual observation of an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) eating an adult Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) |
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Unusual observation of an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) eating an adult Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) |
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unusual observation of an ocelot (leopardus pardalis) eating an adult linnaeus's two-toed sloth (choloepus didactylus) |
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Mammalian Biology |
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2020 |
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