Food Leaves Its Mark on the Gut Bacteria of Kruger’s Wildlife
Gut bacteria in nine mammal species from Kruger National Park followed clear patterns linked to food and digestion.…
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Spotted Hyenas Repeatedly Moved Away From Lions in Five-Minute GPS Data
High-frequency GPS data from Namibia and Botswana showed a robust retreat bias in spotted hyenas around lions, while…
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Socially Inherited Rank Reversed Sex Differences in Reproductive Inequality in Spotted Hyenas
A 29-year pedigree covering more than 2,700 Ngorongoro hyenas shows that females pass social rank and its advantages…
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Common Warthogs, Spotted Hyenas and Aardvarks Shared the Same Den Sites in Uganda
Camera traps at 20 active den sites in Murchison Falls National Park showed common warthogs, spotted hyenas and…
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Livestock Made Up Only 4.1% of Prey-DNA Detections in 24 Years of Ngorongoro Hyena Samples
Across 371 spotted-hyena faecal samples from Ngorongoro, livestock accounted for 18 of 434 prey-DNA detections and no black-rhinoceros…
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Camera traps found no evidence that baboons avoided sites for days after predators passed
Across four savanna sites, camera traps showed no clear decrease in baboon detections during the 72 hours after…
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Spotted Hyenas Combine Facial Signals and Calls to Coordinate Play
Across 238 play sessions involving 139 wild spotted hyenas, open-mouth displays were most frequent when visual contact was…
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DNA Revealed Moderate Dietary Overlap Between Lions and Spotted Hyenas in Etosha
DNA metabarcoding from the Greater Etosha Landscape identified 19 vertebrate prey species and found moderate dietary overlap between…
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Resource Availability Was Linked to How Lions Co-occurred With Four Other Large Carnivores
In Kruger and Limpopo, access to prey and water was strongly associated with where lions, cheetahs, leopards, spotted…
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Environmental Conditions Shaped Large-Herbivore Space Use More Than Predators in Northwestern Namibia
Camera traps across northwestern Namibia showed that environmental conditions generally shaped space use in seven large-herbivore species more…
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