Energy cost and return for hunting in African wild dogs and cheetahs
The long-distance hunting behaviour of African wild dogs is thought to be energetically costly. Here, Hubel et al. show that multiple opportunistic short-distance hunts and group feeding make African wild dogs in mixed woodland savannah energetically robust.
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Nature Portfolio
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/171756e56bbf417bbaf35be5c44382e7 |
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| Sumario: | The long-distance hunting behaviour of African wild dogs is thought to be energetically costly. Here, Hubel et al. show that multiple opportunistic short-distance hunts and group feeding make African wild dogs in mixed woodland savannah energetically robust. |
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