scholarly journals Role reversal: record of cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) kleptoparasitizing a kill from a spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta)

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Femke Broekhuis ◽  
Onesmus Irungu
Keyword(s):  
Role Reversal ◽  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Acinonyx Jubatus ◽  
Reversal Record

scholarly journals Prey selection and feeding habits of the large carnivores in the Southern Kalahari

Koedoe ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. G. L Mills
Keyword(s):  
Prey Selection ◽  
Feeding Habits ◽  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
Large Carnivores ◽  
Panthera Pardus ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Acinonyx Jubatus ◽  
Connochaetes Taurinus

Prey selection and feeding habits of lions Panthera leo, spotted hyaenas Crocuta crocuta, cheetahs Acinonyx jubatus and leopards Panthera pardus are investigated. Lions kill mainly adult gemsbok Oryx gazella and blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus, tending to select older animals of both species and males in the case of gemsbok. Spotted hyaenas also prey mainly on gemsbok and wildebeest, but select for juveniles, particularly from gemsbok. Cheetahs prey heavily on springbok Antidorcas marsupialis lambs and then on adult males and older individuals. Leopards also prey relatively heavily on springbok, but appear to have a wider diet than cheetahs do. It is concluded that predators generally have a small impact on their prey populations in the southern Kalahari, although in the case of springbok they do appear to influence the structure of the population.

scholarly journals Minimum prey and area requirements of the Vulnerable cheetah Acinonyx jubatus: implications for reintroduction and management of the species in South Africa

Oryx ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 587-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Lindsey ◽  
C.J. Tambling ◽  
R. Brummer ◽  
H. Davies-Mostert ◽  
M. Hayward ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Lycaon Pictus ◽  
Acinonyx Jubatus ◽  
Stochastic Events ◽  
Wild Dogs ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Careful Management

AbstractIn South Africa there are efforts to manage reintroduced subpopulations of the Vulnerable cheetah Acinonyx jubatus in small reserves (10–1,000 km2) as a managed metapopulation. We estimated areas required to support cheetahs given varying prey densities, prey profiles and presence/absence of competing predators. A recent population and habitat viability assessment indicated that 20 subpopulations of 10 cheetahs or 10 subpopulations of 15 cheetahs are required to retain 90% of the heterozygosity of free-ranging cheetahs and to overcome stochastic events in the absence or presence of lions Panthera leo, respectively. We estimate that 203 ± SE 42 km2 (range 48–466 km2) is required to support 10 cheetahs in the absence of lions, whereas 703 ± SE 311 km2 (166–2,806 km2) is required to support 15 cheetahs given equal numbers of lions, and 2,424 ± SE 890 km2 (727–3,739 km2) given equal numbers of leopards Panthera pardus, spotted hyaenas Crocuta crocuta, wild dogs Lycaon pictus and lions. Existing subpopulations of cheetahs generally occur at densities higher than our mean predicted densities but usually within the range of predicted densities. The large area requirements of cheetahs have implications for the development of the managed metapopulation. Sourcing reintroduction sites of the sizes required to support recommended subpopulation sizes will be difficult. Consequently, innovative measures to increase the carrying capacity of reserves for cheetahs and/or to enlarge reserves will be required. Managers may be forced to stock cheetahs close to or beyond the carrying capacity of their reserves. Consequently, careful management of reintroduced subpopulations will be required to prevent declines in prey populations.

Using role reversal

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter L. Kranz
Keyword(s):  
Role Reversal

scholarly journals First record of Pachycrocuta brevirostris (Gervais, 1850) from Ukraine on the background of the European occurrence of the species

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Marciszak ◽  
Yuriy Semenov ◽  
Piotr Portnicki ◽  
Tamara Derkach
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Body ◽  
Crocuta Crocuta ◽  
Early Pleistocene ◽  
Eastern Asia ◽  
South Eastern

AbstractCranial material ofPachycrocuta brevirostrisfrom the late Early Pleistocene site of Nogaisk is the first record of this species in Ukraine. This large hyena was a representative of the Tamanian faunal complex and a single specialised scavenger in these faunas. The revisited European records list ofP.brevirostrisdocumented the presence of this species in 101 sites, dated in the range of 3.5–0.4 Ma. This species first disappeared in Africa, survived in Europe until ca. 0.8–0.7 Ma, and its last, relict occurrence was known from south-eastern Asia. The main reason of extinction ofP.brevirostrisprobably was the competition withCrocuta crocuta. The cave hyena was smaller, but its teeth were proportionally larger to the body size, better adapted to crushing bones and slicing meat, and could also hunt united in larger groups.

scholarly journals Characterization of an outbreak of astroviral diarrhea in a group of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

2009 ◽  
Vol 136 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 160-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne Atkins ◽  
James F.X. Wellehan ◽  
April L. Childress ◽  
Linda L. Archer ◽  
William A. Fraser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acinonyx Jubatus
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