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| Arroyo-Arce, S.; Thomson, I.; Fernandez, C.; Salom-Perez, R. | |
| First record of a marine turtle predated by a jaguar in Pacuare Nature Reserve, Costa Rica | |
| 2016 Cat News (64): 6-7 | |
Along the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, jaguar_ Panthera onca_ predation on marine turtles had only been documented in Tortuguero National Park. It was not until 2014 that this predator-prey interaction was first recorded in Pacuare Nature Reserve. Using a camera trap, we recorded an adult jaguar female predating upon a green turtle _Chelonia mydas_. This event highlights the growing importance of marine turtles as part of the jaguars' diet in areas where both species coexist, especially where the main prey species have suffered a progressive depletion due to human activity. |
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