When waterholes get busy, rare interactions thrive: Photographic evidence of a jaguar (Panthera onca) killing an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)

During a camera trap survey conducted in Guatemala in the 2019 dry season, we documented a jaguar killing an ocelot at a waterhole with high mammal activity. During severe droughts, the probability of aggressive interactions between carnivores might increase when fixed, valuable resources such as wa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biotropica 2021-03, Vol.53 (2), p.367-371
Hauptverfasser:	Perera‐Romero, Lucy, Garcia‐Anleu, Rony, McNab, Roan Balas, Thornton, Daniel H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	activity overlap activity patterns Aggressive behaviour Carnivores Carnivorous animals climate change Drought Dry season Guatemala interspecific killing Maya forest Probability theory Surveying
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