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| Castaneda, F.E.; Herrera, L.A.; Pereira, S.C. | |
| Behaviour of two male jaguars scavenging on a marine dolphin in Honduras | |
| 2013 Cat News (58): 11-12 | |
Little research has described jaguars _Panthera onca_ as scavengers. Here we report a scavenging event on a marine dolphin carcass on the northern Honduran coast. After a dead dolphin was washed ashore a jaguar dragged the carcass 35 m into the forest. We installed and kept functional camera traps for 51 days on site. Two male jaguars were detected 14 times, both cats fed on the carcass during the first three days. Behaviors such as sniffing, rubbing on and rolling over the bones were documented during the final days. We speculate that in areas where large prey density has been reduced, scavenging may play a more important role on jaguar's diet than was previously known. |
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